Owned: Knesset Christian Caucus Head: Trump Will Declare Israeli West Bank Sovereignty Before Election by DEBORAH DANAN for Breitbart
President Donald Trump will make a formal declaration recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank in the lead up to the 2020 presidential elections, the head of a Christian Knesset caucus claimed in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Wednesday.
“I believe that right before the election Donald Trump will make a statement recognizing Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria,” the director of the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus, Josh Reinstein, said.
According to Reinstein, Trump is likely to say something along the lines of a May statement made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, asserting Israel’s right to decide to apply its law over the West Bank.
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Reinstein’s remarks follow the recently signed U.S.-brokered peace deal between the United Arab Emirates and Israel which included a clause to suspend Israel’s annexation plans.
According to remarks made both by Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the deal, the issue of sovereignty was shelved at the U.S.’ behest.
“Israel has agreed not to do it. More than off the table, they have agreed not to do it,” Trump said. “I think that very important. I think it was a great concession by Israel, I think it was a smart concession.”
However, according to Reinstein, Trump’s history of pro-Israel policies makes it likely that the postponement will not last long.
“If you look at his track record, he’s done all the big things that [his base] wants from him,” Reinstein said.
His base, Reinstein maintains, is a growing number of Bible-believing Christians. Reinstein explains a crucial aspect of standing with Israel for these Christians is the land itself – and the importance of not dividing it.
“It’s not places like Tel Aviv and Haifa that are important, its Shiloh, Hebron, Bethlehem, and Beit El,” Reinstein said, referring to West Bank settlements mentioned in the Bible often referred to as the cradle of Jewish civilization.
