The Latest: Netanyahu pledge dims hope for Palestinian state

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Latest on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he will begin annexing West Bank settlements if he wins national elections next week (all times local):
8:10 a.m.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to annex the heart of the West Bank if he wins re-election next week could inflame the Middle East and extinguish any remaining Palestinian hope of establishing a separate state.
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