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UN chief appeals to Israel to abandon West Bank annexation plans

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The United Nations and the Arab League made a joint appeal Wednesday for Israel to abandon its plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.

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The call was made during a UN Security Council video conference in which several government ministers participated.

It was the last international meeting before Israel goes ahead with the plans as early as July 1.

"I call on the Israeli government to abandon its annexation plans," said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to the joint calls by the UN and the Arab League saying it is up to Israel to make its own decisions on whether to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to do.

With Netanyahu's July 1 deadline approaching, aides to US President Donald Trump began discussions on Tuesday on wheRead More – Source

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