178 US Congress members sign letter opposing West Bank annexation

On Thursday, 178 House Democrats, including all those in leadership positions, signed a letter warning the Israeli government against annexing Palestinian territory in the occupied West Bank or Gaza. The letter told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar that Israeli annexation of any territory would “plunge the region” into “further chaos and violence.” (Read more at Middle East Eye)