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Netanyahu renews pledge to annex West Bank settlements
7 years agoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures as he speaks during the annual GPO (government press office) New Year's toast in Jerusalem on December 12, 2018. (Photo by GALI TIBBON / AFP)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday renewed his pledge to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank as he sought to shore up right-wing support ahead of a September 17 election.