{
  "id": 11991093,
  "title": "Israeli opposition leader calls for Jordanian-Israeli control over West Bank",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/israeli-opposition-leader-calls-for-jordanian-israeli-control-over",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T18:58:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-opposition-leader-calls-jordanian-israeli-control-over-west-bank"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli opposition leader Avigdor Lieberman has proposed a radical plan to dissolve the Palestinian Authority and establish an Israeli-Jordanian confederation to control parts of the West Bank. According to Haaretz, Lieberman's plan, titled \"Israel's Endgame in the West Bank and Gaza,\" suggests that Israel would take full sovereignty over Area C, comprising around 60% of the West Bank, currently under Israeli control. The remaining Areas A and B, where the PA exercises limited control, would be governed by an Israeli-Jordanian confederation, with Jordan managing civilian affairs and policing, while Israel would maintain full security responsibility across the entire territory. Lieberman also called for control of the Gaza Strip to be handed over to an external party, though he did not specify who this would be. Despite international law designating the entire territory, including Areas A, B, and C, as Palestinian land, and deeming all Israeli settlements within these areas illegal, over 700,000 Israeli settlers reside illegally in Area C.",
  "summary": "Israeli opposition leader calls for Jordanian-Israeli control over West Bank Israeli opposition leader Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday called for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to be dismantled and for an Israeli-Jordanian confederation to control parts of the West Bank currently under the PA's control, according to Haaretz. Lieberman, chairman of the right-wing Yisrael Beiteinu party, presented a…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}