Netanyahu Signs West Bank Settlement Expansion Plan

Netanyahu Signs West Bank Settlement Expansion Plan
Above: Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in the occupied West Bank settlement on Sept. 11, 2025. Image copyright: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images

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Pro-Israel narrative

Netanyahu is right: there can be no Palestinian state. International law affirms Israel's sovereignty, while the Palestinian leadership rejected statehood decades ago and chose terror instead. Today's push for recognition rewards Hamas' barbarism, undermines peace and endangers Jews globally. A state built on bloodshed, without governance or legitimacy, cannot bring justice — only deepen chaos.

Anti-Israel narrative

Netanyahu's obstinate rejection of Palestinian statehood perpetuates a cycle of violence that threatens Israel's very survival. His shortsighted policies have isolated Israel internationally, fueled terrorism through desperation and betrayed the democratic values that should define a Jewish state. True security comes through justice, not endless occupation and the denial of basic human dignity.

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