Israeli President Reuven Rivlin yesterday called on Israelis to calm the tone of disagreement among them over Tel Aviv’s plans to annex nearly 30% of the occupied West Bank. Rivlin’s comments came a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “strongly condemned” statements by a settler leader about the plan. Representatives of the settlers and the national religious movement oppose the US plan because – they claim – it allows Palestinians to establish a state on the remaining land. To check the news, click here
