Israel backs off talk of annexing West Bank after UAE warning
TEL AVIV — For weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been weighing formally annexing much or all of the occupied West Bank. An annexation, widely viewed as a violation of international law, would inflame public opinion across the Arab world and threaten President Donald Trump’s first-term effort to broker peace between Israel and several of its neighbors. But it would give Netanyahu a boost with Israeli voters. Now, an unusual message, delivered by a crucial Arab partner, is complicating his decision-making. On Tuesday, a top Emirati official told Israeli
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