Times of Israel
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, in a social media post directed at US President Donald Trump, stated that ‘Israel is a sovereign and independent state’ and that ‘members of the Knesset will vote according to their own discretion.’
He writes the post on X following yesterday’s preliminary Knesset votes on two bills that would annex parts of the West Bank. Ben Gvir’s far-right Otzma Yehudit party voted in favor.
Trump has said he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. US Vice President JD Vance, who was visiting Israel during the vote, called it ‘very stupid.’
The terrorist Jew Ben Gvir also addressed Trump’s comments to Time magazine that the President may pressure Israel to free prominent Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti who is imprisoned in Israel.
Ben Gvir calls Barghouti ‘a vile Nazi murderer responsible for the blood of many civilians, women, and children’ who ‘will not be released and will not lead Gaza.’
Hamas negotiators recently unsuccessfully pushed to secure Barghouti’s release in the US-brokered hostage-prisoner exchange deal.
Nor does the US have to give Israel one penny or any weapons. See how long they last after that.