Netanyahu said determined to move ahead with annexing parts of West Bank and is working on high-resolution maps, despite threat of EU sanctions, ambivalence from US

Letter says move would have grave implications for Israel's international standing and alienate large numbers of Diaspora Jews

United Nations' envoy to region wants urgent summit of so-called Quartet before Netanyahu moves ahead with West Bank sovereignty bid

Amid Israel's annexation push, envoy to UN Kelly Craft says Trump proposal 'not set in stone,' but 'until we have dialogue, there’s going to be nothing'

Rafi Peretz vows to 'oppose any mention' of establishing state in West Bank amid growing opposition to provision in White House blueprint, as Israel moves toward annexation

Demonstrations held in several cities against Israeli government's intention to annex settlements, Jordan Valley; also mark anniversary of end of Six Day War

'The army hasn't seen the maps!': For one of the first times in history, the IDF is out of the loop on a move that could radically affect central aspects of the country's security

US House speaker 'very concerned' by Netanyahu's pledge to extend sovereignty over settlements and the Jordan Valley, calls it 'unacceptable'

Cape Town-born Benjamin Pogrund, an early confidant of Mandela, wrote a book arguing 'A' word doesn't apply to Israel. Now he fears state will become 'mirror of what apartheid was'

Jordan's foreign minister tells international summit 'we must act quickly'; UAE envoy to US warns White House officials against allowing Israel to annex parts of West Bank