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Settlement Advocates Optimistic For West Bank Annexation Under Trump

Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Ark., takes questions from the media, prior to laying a brick at a new housing complex in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, Aug. 1, 2018. President-elect Donald Trump wil

Following Donald Trump's victory in the recent U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates celebrated with champagne and dancing at a winery in the occupied territory. The winery even announced a special edition red wine named after the president-elect.

During Trump's first term, housing expansion for Jews in the West Bank reached record levels, and his administration took significant steps to support Israel's territorial claims. This included recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, moving the U.S. Embassy there, and acknowledging Israel's annexation of the Golan Heights.

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