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U.S. Envoy Warns Israel Against Annexation Without U.S. Approval

U.S. Envoy Warns Israel Against Annexation Without U.S. Approval

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. envoy to Israel warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against annexing territory in the West Bank without the approval of the Trump administration.

A joint Israeli-American committee must first complete a mapping process before any steps are taken, Ambassador David Friedman said on Twitter.

“Any unilateral action in advance of the completion of the committee process endangers the Plan & American recognition,” Friedman said.

To contact the reporter on this story: Alisa Odenheimer in Jerusalem at aodenheimer@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Shaji Mathew at shajimathew@bloomberg.net, Amy Teibel, Christopher Elser

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