Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reaffirming his pledge to impose Israeli sovereignty on parts of Judea and Samaria.
Speaking Sunday at a ceremony opening the new school year in the Samaria community of Elkana, Netanyahu said there "will be no more displacements" and all the communities will be "part of the State of Israel."
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"With God's help we will extend Jewish sovereignty to all the settlements as part of the [biblical] land of Israel, as part of the State of Israel," he said.
"This is our land," Netanyahu said in his speech. "We will build another Elkana and another Elkana and another Elkana. We will not uproot anyone here."
Such a move would be a sharp departure from long-standing Israeli government policy. Netanyahu made a similar pledge to begin annexing parts of Judea and Samaria in an interview with i24News and Israel Hayom on the eve of the first round of elections held in April this year but did not act on it.
With just over two weeks to go to the do-over election, Netanyahu looks to be seeking to shore up his right-wing base again.
