Misgav Institute director: Israel must control key areas

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00:00But on to another story. The UK government has condemned the decision by the Israeli government

00:05to approve the 22 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. Will this have any impact on the

00:13Israeli government's decision? I don't believe it will. After Hamas's October 7th terror attack

00:21and Hamas's growing popularity in the West Bank, it is by far the most popular political party

00:27in the Palestinian Authority today. It's clear to Israel that there are strategic areas that it

00:32will must remain in control of under any foreseeable arrangements in the future.

00:38This is one example. We know that Iran and Hamas, the Muslim Brotherhood, are looking to attack

00:43Israel from Jordan to attack Israel's eastern border. So increasing Israel's presence in the

00:49Jordan Valley along its eastern border is a key strategic security need for Israel's future

00:54security and safety. So I think that, I don't believe, I'm not surprised that the UK government

01:00has condemned the move, but I think there's a broad consensus in Israel that these are areas

01:05that Israel will need to remain in control of in any future arrangement, whatever that might look like.