Saudi says Netanyahu annexation pledge a 'dangerous escalation'
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday condemned as a "dangerous escalation" Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial pledge to annex the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank if he is re-elected.
"The kingdom condemns and categorically rejects" the declaration, the official Saudi Press Agency said, citing the royal court.
"The kingdom affirms that this declaration is a very dangerous escalation against the Palestinian people and represents a flagrant violation of the UN charter and the principles of international law."
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