During a recent exchange, former President Trump dismissed a question from a French reporter regarding a vote in the Knesset on annexing the West Bank, claiming he couldn’t understand her accent. The reporter’s query about the West Bank annexation vote was met with Trump’s remark, “I cannot understand the words you’re saying… beautiful accent, but we can’t understand what you’re saying,” before stating, “Don’t worry about the West Bank. Israel is not going to do anything with the West Bank, okay? Don’t worry about it.”
Trump’s assertion contradicts the ongoing complexities surrounding the West Bank, a territory that has been a focal point of Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Despite international condemnation and lack of consensus within Israel, annexation efforts have persisted, making the issue a significant geopolitical concern. According to latest polls by organizations like the PEW research center, opinions remain divided about the future of the West Bank, and therefore Trump’s attempt to wave off concerns about it is inconsistent with its current relevance.