Thermodolia wrote:Heloin wrote:Israel's plan hasn't been annexation of Palestine for a long time, normalisation hasn't changed that. The only thing normalisation has changed is create more governments willing to turn a blind eye to Israel's solution, the creation of a Palestinian Bantustan. Maybe if in exchange for normalisation Israel had to begin dismantling their settlements in the West Bank the argument would hold some ground but it isn't. Israel keeps their illegal settlements and Palestine remains an occupied state.
Israel did plan to annex the West Bank before the UAE recognized them. That much is true. Maybe other nations should propose to Israel that in exchange for recognition israel stop building new settlements.
Diplomatic means tend to have a batter outcome when both sides have something the other wants.
The plan to annex the Jordan Valley has been pushed backed, not abandoned. Israel hasn't made any indication that they will abandon these plans and continues to treat settlements in Palestine as Israel which is annexation.