Netanyahu plans to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected

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Netanyahu plans to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected

April 6 (UPI) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday night he would annex West Bank settlements if he is re-elected Tuesday.

During a TV interview on Channel 12 News' Meet the Press, Netanyahu said he would extend Israeli sovereignty if he is elected to a fifth term. He didn't mention how much of the territory, which is occupied by Palestinians, would be affected.

"A Palestinian state will endanger our existence and I withstood huge pressure over the past eight years, no prime minister has withstood such pressure," he said. "We must control our destiny."

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