Rubio 'Warns' Against Annexation After Netanyahu's Decade-Long Land Grab
Senator Marco Rubio, sounding the alarm on Israel's parliament advancing a West Bank annexation move, warned it would threaten 'Washington's plan' (read: another illusion of peace). This dramatic pronouncement comes after Netanyahu's government has steadily expanded settlements, which are effectively mini-annexations, for years. Netanyahu himself vowed in 2019 to apply Israeli sovereignty to the
Jordan Valley and all settlements in the West Bank. This isn't a new threat; it's the next logical step in a 57-year occupation. Rubio, who according to OpenSecrets.org has received over $550,000 from pro-Israel PACs since 2008—including significant contributions from AIPAC-supporting entities—is now clutching his pearls. One might wonder if this 'warning' is less about actual policy and more
about pre-empting the optics of outright formal annexation, rather than stopping the creeping, illegal land grab the US has largely enabled through consistent military aid and diplomatic cover. How many 'red lines' can Israel cross before the 'warning' siren just becomes background noise?