Behind scenes of Abraham Accords: Israeli annexation halted day before deadline

Israeli annexation of West Bank settlements was scuttled within 24-hours of its July 1 deadline in 2020, Barak Ravid revealed in his new book interviewing Donald Trump.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands with US President Donald Trump after signing the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East neighbors, in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran, on the South Lawn of the White House i

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands with US President Donald Trump after signing the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East neighbors, in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran, on the South Lawn of the White House i

(photo credit: REUTERS/TOM BRENNER)

ByTOVAH LAZAROFF

DECEMBER 13, 2021 20:33

Updated: DECEMBER 14, 2021 08:32

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