Head of Samaria Regional Council Yossi Dagan warned that "application of sovereignty should not come with poisoned sweets." Dagan was referring to his concern that annexation of Jewish population centers in Judea and Samaria would come at the expense of a Palestinian state.
"Just as Levi Eshkol annexed east Jerusalem and Menachem Begin annexted the Golan Heights without Amerian approval, we can annex Judea and Samaria without American approval," Dagan said. "Six months before elections, Trump is not going to object to Israeli application of sovereignty in a manner that protects Israeli interests."