There’s a lot of speculation about if/when/how Israel will annex the West Bank. Please listen to the voices of Palestinians, who are most directly impacted by this & have explained quite clearly how this did not materialize out of nowhere & what it will mean for them. THREAD:

. @4noura warns against ahistorical readings on this moment that erase the reality that annexation is a direct result of decades of US policy, not a betrayal of it.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/05/19/israels-annexation-palestinian-land-will-be-result-us-policy-not-betrayal-it/

. @aj_iraqi writes on the danger of ignoring what Palestinians have said all along about their treatment by Israel & of the risks of intl leaders deferring action for a doomsday scenario instead of facing the disastrous reality already in front of them
https://www.972mag.com/palestinians-annexation-apartheid-south-africa/

. @YousefMunayyer calls Liberal Zionists specifically to task for enabling this moment by hanging onto a fantasy that Gantz would help bring about two states, and in so-doing, ceding ground to the right to further advance their goals
https://www.972mag.com/liberal-zionism-israel-annexation/

. @Barahmeh describes the reality that Palestinians in the Jordan Valley already experience. "Ask anyone in the Jordan Valley how they feel about annexation and they’ll tell you, they thought we were annexed long ago." https://twitter.com/Barahmeh/status/1273913271922372615

Members of @AlShabaka discuss the implications of the Trump plan, which laid the ground work for this moment, for Palestinians from Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza, to refugees living abroad, incl USA. feat/ @InesAbdelrazek, @randawahbe, & more https://al-shabaka.org/roundtables/trumps-deal-for-palestinians-repercussions-and-responses/

. @yarahawari also wrote about the Trump Plan, calling it, "not only an assault on Palestinian rights and freedom but also an attempt to put forward a new world order that completely undermines international law."

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/30/trump-peace-deal-palestinian-rights-israel-international-law

. @OmarBaddar & @theIMEU made a video explaining what annexation means for Palestinians as well, incl. increase in land theft, kicking people out of their homes, and what it means for Israel to rule over 2 groups of people under separate & unequal systems. https://twitter.com/OmarBaddar/status/1277606008316145664

I could keep going. The point is, speaking about annexation w/o acknowledging the reality that already exists on the ground, that Palestinians live with & are speaking about, is racist & dishonest. There is no excuse. Their words are out there to read and to learn from.