Trump says he won’t allow Israel to annex West Bank

United States President Donald Trump has said that Israel cannot annex the occupied West Bank, a statement that puts him firmly at odds with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his ultranationalist government who have been pressing for annexation of the Palestinian territory. Trump made his surprise remarks while speaking to reporters on Thursday, ahead of Netanyahu’s arrival in the US to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Friday. “ I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope. I will not allow. It’s not gonna happen,” Trump said. Asked whether he had discussed his plans to block any Israeli annexation attempts with Netanyahu, Trump was noncommittal. “Yeah, but I’m not gonna...