Many Israelis were not surprised by Netanyahu backtracking from his plan to extend Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West Bank, especially given that he had broken a number of other promises made to voters in the past.
July 1st was supposed to be the day when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rolled out his sovereignty bill that would have bitten off a chunk of territory in the West Bank, including all Jewish settlements and the Jordan Valley, angering Palestinians and potentially triggering a third Intifada.
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