Mayor Oded Revivi is well aware of the religious and ideological connections to the land, although he says it is not the main driving force for most settlers. They see little gain from unilateral annexation, while leaving Israel's global image tarnished.But retired Israeli Brigadier-General Yossi Kuperwasser believes the numbers of Palestinians caught in any unilateral application of sovereignty would be "negligible". Israelis feel at home in Turkey and no diplomatic crisis between the two countries can change this. The drive to the Palestinian city of Ramallah is often complicated. He knows members of the American-Israeli mapping team charged with working out the territorial boundaries of annexation, and he backed the Trump plan from the start. Some fear suspending such co-ordination, if fully delivered, could precipitate a collapse of the PA and the potential for a slide into chaos in the West Bank. This adds to the significance of the views of Benny Gantz, the defence minister and alternate prime minister due to take over from Mr Netanyahu late next year. The result: 10 Turkish activists were killed and an unprecedented diplomatic crisis between Jerusalem and Ankara ensued. "I thought it was a genuine attempt to try and think of another way to solve the conflict," he says.

Choose any of 4 images and try to draw it. There are no fewer than 150 Israelis flying to Turkey every day. Ramallah is home to the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority (PA).The governing body was born as a result of the Oslo Accords of the 1990s - the high-water mark of Israeli-Palestinian peace-making. make suggestions and seize more lands on the pretext they are state land... and the government helps the settlers." Israel is planning a new settlement, called Givat Eitam, north-east of where I walk with Mohammed.

A group of tourists walk past Hagia Sophia as they go toward the historical Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey, July 28, 2020. It's all in their hands." it proclaims in Hebrew. Its construction began during the second Palestinian intifada, or uprising, of 2000-2005, when suicide bombings frequently killed Israelis and Israel launched sweeping incursions into West Bank cities. “Israelis love Turkey,” Dror Nimni, an Israeli tour guide, told Al-Monitor in conversation from Ankara. Sharon adds: "You can't tell people to go from their land, their home. I ask about the prospects for the future of the PA. "Let's not fool ourselves," he replies. What of his fellow mayors attacking the prime minister from the right, claiming Israeli rights to even more of the West Bank? His family farmed the land here for generations. “The Turks know how to spoil and host their guests, and the Middle Eastern mentality allows for better communication. The flotilla that sailed from Turkey carrying hundreds of activists, mostly Turks, sought to break the maritime blockade on the Gaza Strip. "If Efrat builds there by force, they might install gates and fences and not allow us to cross our lands," he says.

"It's not far to Efrat. "This is stage one." Is this property owned by him?" Much of the global community looks on with growing concern over what they see as a clear violation of international law, while warnings echo of a "hot summer" of boiling tensions.

To them, the move means the loss of vital land for a future state and a death blow to dreams of self-determination. Among grapevines and olive trees, Mohammed Yehya Ayer shows me his land. The Israeli prime minister's office and the parliament are off a junction heading east. Mr Gantz is thought to be less willing to back sweeping unilateral annexation plans and he wants co-ordination with Washington and Arab countries that have ties with Israel. The latter - in particular neighbouring Jordan - have voiced vehement opposition to any form of annexation, raising concerns about regional stability if the move goes ahead. In my opinion, the trend will only grow in the coming years.” They say they are pulling out of previous agreements, risking their own fragile governing authority. Mohammed's land is within an area sandwiched between the two settlements. In addition to vacation flights to Turkey, it is also a popular lay-over for a variety of destinations around the world.