Nearly all US Senate Democrats urge Trump to ‘reinforce’ his stance against West Bank annexation
Virtually your complete Democratic Senate caucus has signed a letter to US President Donald Trump hailing his pledge to stop Israel from annexing the West Financial institution, whereas urging him to double down on the stance now {that a} ceasefire has been reached in Gaza.
Trump broke his silence on the difficulty final month, telling reporters, “I can’t permit Israel to annex the West Financial institution. It’s not going to occur… “There’s been sufficient. It’s time to cease now.”
The feedback took the remaining air out of efforts by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline authorities and Israel’s influential settler foyer, which noticed in Trump a novel alternative to advance their want to annex the West Financial institution.
“We write to precise help to your feedback opposing any efforts by the federal government of Israel to annex territory within the West Financial institution and to induce your administration to advertise steps to protect the viability of a two-state resolution and the success of the Abraham Accords,” reads the letter organized by Senator Adam Schiff, which was signed by 45 Democratic caucus members within the Senate.
Because the minority celebration in each homes of Congress, it’s extremely unlikely that this or any letter organized by Democrats will transfer the needle in Trump’s decision-making, however expressions of reward for the Republican president from the opposition celebration are significantly uncommon today.
“Since your [20-point] plan for Gaza doesn’t deal with the West Financial institution, it’s crucial that your administration reinforce your feedback and emphasize its opposition to annexation,” the senators add.
“As longstanding supporters of Israel’s safety and Palestinian aspirations for statehood, we’re unified in our opposition to unilateral measures by both celebration that undermine the prospect of lasting peace by way of negotiations to realize a two-state resolution,” the letter continues.
“That features any steps by Israel to annex territory or develop settlements that forestall the institution of a Palestinian state. Such steps have elicited deep concern and opposition from Arab companions and place in danger your previous achievements underneath the Abraham Accords and the potential for increasing them additional.”
The road Democratic caucus member to not signal onto the letter is Senator John Fetterman, a frequent lone wolf within the celebration on these points.