Netanyahu delays West Bank annexation vote

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed a vote Sunday on a controversial proposal to annex Ma’aleh Adumim—one of the West Bank’s largest settlements—in an apparent effort to align his policy toward the Palestinians with the new administration of President Donald Trump.

The move put on hold legislation that threatens to unleash fresh violence and damage already faded hopes for Palestinian independence. It also may mark Trump’s first foray into Middle East diplomacy.

 

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