US President Donald Trump, during his press conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night, responded to a question from Arutz Sheva-Israel National News on whether he supports Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
“We’re discussing that with many of your representatives, and people do like the idea but we haven’t taken a position on it yet. We’ll be making an announcement, probably on that very specific topic, over the next four weeks,” replied Trump.
Earlier on Tuesday, before Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump, the leaders of the local authorities in Judea and Samaria sent a letter to Netanyahu, in which they expressed deep concern over reports of a possible relinquishment of sovereignty over Judea and Samaria as part of the normalization deal with Saudi Arabia.
"Israeli sovereignty is not a luxury but a duty meant to prevent the establishment of an Arab terror state in the heart of the land, and it is part of the absolute victory! Complete Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria is not only the realization of our natural right in our land, but it is also the only way to ensure that the horrors of October 7th will not repeat in Afula, Hadera, Kfar Saba, Modiin, Jerusalem, and Be'er Sheva," the leaders wrote.
They further noted that the issue of sovereignty should be placed on the agenda of the meeting with Trump, in order to achieve American recognition of Judea and Samaria as an inseparable part of the State of Israel – just as President Trump did with the Golan Heights.