Declares is further illegal an extension of Palestinian Land in the occupied west bank israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is long been threatening further annexation greenlit by the trumpet ministrations deal of the century but there have been growing calls from the International Community including the u. K. That an accession would destroy any notion of peace in the middle east and even threaten israels own security joining me from jerusalem is the director of the project account to b. D. S. And Political Warfare at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs in the former general secretary of the World Jewish Congress and i thank you so much dan for coming on well britains foreign minister James Cleverly he briefed the u. N. Security council telling israel it must end Settlement Expansion the demolishing of palestinian homes and saying that netanyahu is an accession of the west bank is an acceptable. Well with the greatest respect to the foreign minister and clearly britain and is
Coming on well britains foreign minister James Cleverly he briefed the u. N. Security council telling israel it must end Settlement Expansion the demolishing of palestinian homes and saying that netbios an exception of the west bank is an acceptable. Well with the greatest respect to the foreign minister and clearly britain and israel have been allies and friends for many years having said that what is happening today is quite a bit different that what the foreign minister is suggesting to the Security Council or to the United Nations overall and that is that israel may apply in coordination with the United States civilian israeli law in place of military law in jewish communities where 500000 jews live east of the 1967 lines which is known as disputed territory it is not occupied palestinian territory that is just simply a legal mistake that many of our friends in europe continue to make and in fact what israel is doing with potential to applying israel on the Jordan Valley is to set
And 15 minutes long. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] this committee will come to rnder. Good morning, everyone. This is the first of a series of public hearings the committee will be holding as part of the impeachment inquiry, without objection the chair is authorized to declare recess at the committee of any time there is a quorum present. Here is how the committee will proceed for the hearing. I will make an Opening Statement in the Ranking Member will have opportunity to make a statement. We will go to witness statements and then to questions. For audience members, we welcome you and we respect your interest in being here. In turn we ask for your respect as we proceed with todays hearing. It is the intention to proceed without disruption. Man making a polymer entry inquiry. This is our first hearing under the new set of rules, House Resolution 660 gives you the discretion to allow yourself in the Ranking Member
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