U.S. won't approve Israeli annexations for 'some time', Kushner says

FILE PHOTO: White House adviser Jared Kushner speaks during a press briefing on the agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates at the White House in Washington, August 13, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) - The United States will not consent to Israeli annexations in the occupied West Bank for "some time," preferring to focus on the Israel-UAE normalisation deal and wider regional peacemaking, senior White House adviser Jared Kushner said on Monday.

The United Arab Emirates has said that its move to formalise relations with Israel, announced on Thursday, put paid to an annexation plan that angered Palestinians - who want the West Bank for a future state - and worried some world powers.