
 
 
A government  minister publicly advised the Palestinian Authority on Monday that if it  unilaterally declares a new Arab state, Israel may annex parts of Judea and  Samaria. Unlike eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, Judea and Samaria  remain under military rule, although all Jewish residents have the same basic  rights as other Israelis.
"If the Palestinians take such a unilateral  line, Israel should also consider ... passing a law to annex some of the  settlements," Environment Minister Gilad Erdan (Likud) said on Voice of Israel  government radio.
In the video below, Cabinet Minister Dr. Uzi Landau  (Israel Our Home) and MK Danny Danon (Likud) take a similarly hard line. Landau  blames Netanyahu's "generosity" in accepting the "two state solution" - albeit  with a demilitarized PA state - for the situation, and believes that the PA  threats for a unilateral declaration of a state are a result of the concessional  declarations and the building freeze in Judea and Samaria.
Minister Erdan also said Israel has the option of tightening up travel  restrictions for Arabs and stopping the transmission of tax money that the  Israeli government currently transfers to the Palestinian Authority - money that  is collected by Israel for the PA.
Meanwhile, Transportation Minister  Yisrael Katz (Likud) and Minister Landau have taken action to introduce bills  for annexing Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.