Israeli ministers have stepped back from plans to widen Jerusalem’s borders and annex settlements situated in the West Bank.
Ministers in the governing coalition were due to vote on the new municipal boundaries, which would be extended to include four nearby settlements, on Sunday.
But Haaretz reported that it would now not go ahead, quoting a senior coalition figure as saying: “The current version of the... bill invites international pressure and involves difficult legal issues.
“Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cannot allow himself to advance this version at this time.”
