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DISCUSSION PAPER Formalising Apartheid DISCUSSION PAPER Formalising Apartheid: Israel’s Proposed Annexation of the West Bank Elif Zaim DISCUSSION PAPER Formalising Apartheid: Israel’s Proposed Annexation of the West Bank Elif Zaim Formalising Apartheid: Israel’s Proposed Annexation of the West Bank © TRT WORLD RESEARCH CENTRE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WRITTEN BY Elif Zaim PUBLISHER TRT WORLD RESEARCH CENTRE August 2020 TRT WORLD İSTANBUL AHMET ADNAN SAYGUN STREET NO:83 34347 ULUS, BEŞİKTAŞ İSTANBUL / TURKEY TRT WORLD LONDON PORTLAND HOUSE 4 GREAT PORTLAND STREET NO:4 LONDON / UNITED KINGDOM TRT WORLD WASHINGTON D.C. 1819 L STREET NW SUITE 700 20036 WASHINGTON DC www.trtworld.com researchcentre.trtworld.com The opinions expressed in this discussion paper represent the views of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the TRT World Research Centre. 4 Formalising Apartheid: Israel’s Proposed Annexation of the West Bank Introduction enjamin Netanyahu began For many Palestinians who have felt a sense of his fifth term in office as the abandonment by Arab states, formal annexa- longest-serving Prime Min- tion means an end to their remaining hopes for ister this year after three self-determination and the establishment of an inconclusive elections. His independent state. While there are arguments most widely debated elec- that the move would finally bury the two-state Btion pledge has been the annexation of the il- solution, which envisages an independent Pal- legal Israeli settlements in the occupied West estinian state alongside Israel on pre-1967 bor- Bank. While July 1st was supposed to be the ders with a shared capital of Jerusalem, calls beginning of the process, the date has passed are growing to create one democratic state with without any action. Several reasons have been equal rights for both Palestinians and Israelis. identified as being behind the delay, such as the caveats raised by Netanyahu’s coalition partner Amid these discussions, this paper first exam- Benny Gantz, the lack of full-fledged support ines the reactions of both the international and from the White House, mounting international regional actors to the proposed annexation. It reaction and the growing domestic opposition. then proceeds with looking at Netanyahu’s po- litical standing and developments inside Israel. Since then, debates have revolved around when, Finally, it reflects on how the move would alter how and if the annexation will happen. The an- the situation for Palestinians. The paper argues nouncement of the normalisation deal between that the proposed annexation has changed the the United Arab Emirates and Israel has, at dynamics for all the sides. Not only we have least for now, seemingly cleared this ambiguity. seen an overwhelming reaction from various While Netanyahu stated that Israel only tempo- states which are considering punitive measures rarily suspended the annexation in return for such as sanctions to hold Israel accountable, but the agreement with the UAE, he said plans are inside the country, it has led to debates on the still on the table and that he would never give merits of formal annexation. It has also prompt- up on Israelis right to the land (Aljazeera, 2020). ed the Palestinian leadership to shift policies as to how to face this irremediable threat if it is in- deed materialised. 5 Formalising Apartheid: Israel’s Proposed Annexation of the West Bank An end to Israel’s perpetual impunity? U.S. President Donald Trump meets Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on January 27, 2020. ( Kobi Gideon / GPO / Handout - Anadolu Agency) Since its creation in 1948, Israel has violated interna- olence against them by the settlers (Amnesty Interna- tional law countless times without any concrete conse- tional 2019, 31-34). quences. For example, following Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, more Under international law, these settlements are con- than 200 Israeli settlements were built scattered across sidered illegal. While Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva the West Bank and East Jerusalem (B’tselem, 2017). Convention states that “the Occupying Power shall not Over five decades, this Israeli policy oversaw the dis- deport or transfer parts of its civilian population into placement of thousands of Palestinians, theft of their the territory it occupies”, several United Nations Secu- lands, exploitation of their natural resources, restriction rity Council (UNSC) Resolutions (446, 465, 2334) have of their freedom of movement and perpetration of vi- called on Israel to dismantle all existing settlements 6 Formalising Apartheid: Israel’s Proposed Annexation of the West Bank and to cease further settlement activities, reiterating a secondary issue, largely focusing their concerns on that they have no legal validity. However, in the ab- Israel’s international standing and security. For exam- sence of any solid deterrents such as sanctions, Israel ple, in a recent article written for Israeli newspaper Ye- continues to carry on breaching these resolutions. dioth Ahronoth, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has both reiterated his support for Israel and expressed In the face of formal annexation, are we likely to see a his pride in the “UK’s contribution to the birth of Isra- different reaction from the international community el with the 1917 Balfour Declaration” (Johnson, 2020). that could compel Israel to rethink? Speaking to TRT While Johnson stated that “the UK will not recognise World Research Centre, human rights lawyer and visit- any changes to the 1967 lines, except those agreed be- ing fellow at Carnegie Middle East Zaha Hassan stated tween both parties”, he repeatedly emphasised that the that “an official annexation may be a step too far for the move would jeopardise Israel’s interests (Ibid.). Similar- international community. It isn't about Palestine and ly, in his latest visit to Israel, Germany’s Foreign Minister Palestinians anymore; it is about the rules-based inter- Heiko Maas stated that Germany is not eager to boycott national order and whether human rights and the rule the country but that they have “serious and honest wor- of law has any meaning”. Hassan also added that “there ries, as a very special friend of Israel, about the possible is no way for Israel to hide behind the possibility of a consequences of such a move” (Ahren, 2020a). two-state solution once there is de jure annexation and the international community will be forced out of its Israel is very well aware that no matter how bold the comfort zone which has been to merely call for a return warnings are if they are not followed by punitive meas- to the negotiating table” saying that “annexation and ures, it can easily continue to ignore the largely empty apartheid demand an international response”. international condemnation. However, in an interview with TRT World Research Centre, Palestinian human On the international level, United Nations (UN) Secre- rights lawyer Diana Buttu argued that annexation has tary-General Antonio Guterres stated that “annexation created a new momentum. “A taboo has been broken”. would constitute a most serious violation of interna- She said that “for the first time in history, we are talking tional law, grievously harm the prospect of a two-state about countries holding Israel accountable and that is solution and undercut the possibilities of a renewal of something that we have never heard in 53 years. We are negotiations” urging Israel to abandon its plans (UN hearing states say that they might impose sanctions, News, 2020a). In a similar line, UN High Commissioner they are going to push for accountability. This is a dif- for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet reiterated that an- ferent language than what we have heard in the past”. nexation is illegal regardless of the scope of it whether Acknowledging that the change “is not fast enough for it is a symbolic area or the entire 30 per cent of the West anybody who lives in Palestine, for the people who are Bank (UN News, 2020b). suffering”, she emphasized “the fact that the world is be- ginning to see Israel through Palestinian eyes is saying Several European states have also been vocal in their something and that is important”. opposition towards annexation despite the absence of consensus. Belgium has been a leading country in Annexation has been met with a rhetorical disapproba- this regard and has asked the European Commission tion from Arab states, yet as expected, unaccompanied to consider several countermeasures such as halting by any serious steps to push back this illegal land grab. the European Union’s (EU) trade agreement with Israel Several Arab countries, particularly the Gulf states, and putting a ban on the imports coming from settle- have long abandoned their support for the Palestinian ments (Reuters, 2020). Given that the EU is Israel’s big- cause in exchange for either overt or covert normalisa- gest trading partner if these sanctions are implement- tion with Israel, which they perceive both as a partner ed they would certainly create significant economic in various fields from security to trade and as an ally to pressure on Israel. However, unilateral steps seem to be counter Iranian expansionism in the region. Initial rela- unlikely as states such as Hungary continue to veto EU tions between Israel and the Gulf states date back to the resolutions against Israel due to their close political alli- early 1990s. The first step in this regard was taken after ance (Magid, 2020). the 1993 Oslo Accords when the Gulf countries stopped boycotting companies engaged in business with Israel. Other key states, such as the United Kingdom (UK) This was followed by the opening of Israeli trade offic- and Germany, have warned against annexation. Yet, es in both Oman and Qatar (Ulrichsen 2018, 81). While these countries seem to see the Palestinian plight as trade relations have continued to develop between Is- 7 Formalising Apartheid: Israel’s Proposed Annexation of the West Bank rael and the Gulf states, the Arab uprisings represent- most half of the population in the country while trying ed a turning point, which resulted in the formation of not to upset relations with the US, which significantly new ties, particularly in terms of security.
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