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Rivlin: «Israel» Should Annex WB, Give Palestinians Full Citizenship

Rivlin: «Israel» Should Annex WB, Give Palestinians Full Citizenship
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The "Israeli" entity should annex all the occupied land it claims sovereignty over and grant full citizenship to those falling under its extended jurisdiction, "Israeli" President Reuven Rivlin said, apparently implying full annexation of the West Bank.

Rivlin: «Israel» Should Annex WB, Give Palestinians Full Citizenship

Speaking in the wider context of the controversial bill that had legalized the "Israeli" settlements in the occupied territories last week, Rivlin criticized the settlement policies which his country had pursued following the 1967 War.

Instead, the "Israeli" president reasoned that the entity should extend its full sovereignty over the land of "Zion" and claim lands Tel Aviv occupied in the Six Day War which includes the settlements within the Palestinian territories of the occupied West Bank and East al-Quds [Jerusalem], and within Syrian territory in the Golan Heights.

"I, Rubi Rivlin, believe that Zion is entirely ours. I believe the sovereignty of the State of ‘Israel' must be in all the blocs," the president said, emphasizing that he was referring to the entire West Bank, the Times of "Israel" quoted him as saying.

Earlier this month "Israeli" lawmakers passed the so-called "Regulation Bill" which covers "Israeli" settlements and outposts built on private Palestinian land in Area C of the occupied West Bank. Outposts, which are settler units not approved by the regime, are deemed illegal under "Israeli" law.

Pursuant to the new law, the settlers will be allowed to remain on private Palestinian land if they had no previous knowledge that it had been owned by Palestinians or were instructed by the regime to build units there. The law also envisages compensation for Palestinian owners, who will be paid a market price for their land but will not be able to sell it.

Commenting on the passing of the law, Ynet news quoted Rivlin as saying that the so-called "Jerusalem" Law and the Golan Heights Law "established sovereignty, and thus set different rules".

The "Israeli" president reasoned that once the territories are annexed, citizens living there will be granted full "Israeli" citizenship and be judged under "Israeli" law.

"Applying sovereignty to an area gives citizenship to all those living there....There is no [separate] law for ‘Israelis' and for non-‘Israelis'," the president said. "It must be clear: If we extend sovereignty, the law must apply equally to all."

Meanwhile, the Jerusalem Post reported that Yehuda Glick, an American-born "Israeli" rabbi, and current Likud MP, plans to submit a private member's bill to the Knesset urging the annexation of settlements.

If approved the annexation would cover at least one-third of the 386,000 settlers in Judea and Samaria, based on 2015 data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, the publication said.

The legislation, supported by so-called Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely and Transportation Minister Israel Katz, would cover Ma'aleh Adumim Givat Ze'ev, Geva Binyamin [Adam], Psagot, Ma'aleh Michmash and the Gush Etzion areas.

The "Israeli" entity increased its settlement activity after US President Donald Trump took office on January 20. "Israeli" Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the approval of more than 6,000 settlement units in the first two weeks of Trump's presidency, all of which the United Nations [UN] considers illegal.

Netanyahu is scheduled to meet Trump in Washington on Wednesday where the issue of "Israeli" settlements is expected to feature prominently. On his way to the US, Netanyahu told reporters in Tel Aviv that he and the new American president see "eye to eye" on the future of the region.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team

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