Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. It is not clear when or even if israels prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, will deliver on his pledge to annexe a major chunk of the occupied west bank. Even less clear is how the palestinians will respond if that happens. Well, my guest today is the Palestinian Ambassador here in london, husam zomlot. Does the palestinian leadership have the vision, the imagination and the credibility to mount an Effective Response . Husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. You palestinians were preparing, onjuly 1, to hear the announcement from the Israeli Government that they were going ahead with the annexation of a major chunk of the west bank. It hasnt happened. Do you have any reason to believe it wont happen . No, i dont have any reason so far to believe it wont happen. The calculus with netanyahu, the calculus in israel is still the same. The net gain for this government is clear for neta nyahu. Its simply a way of assuring his re elections, his control of th