PM targets West Bank

ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday pledged to annex parts of the occupied West Bank in the coming months, despite a growing chorus of condemnations by key allies.

The Palestinians seek the entire West Bank as the heartland of an independent state.

Annexing chunks of this territory would all but destroy hopes of a two-state solution.

Mr Netanyahu said Israel had a “historic opportunity” to redraw the Mideast map that could not be missed.

Israeli media quoted him as saying he would act in July.