A Palestinian protester holds a banner during a protest near the Dead Sea on the edge of the West Bank city of Jericho on Jan. 1, 2014. Israel's Ministerial Committee for Legislation passed Sunday a bill to annex Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Jordan Valley to be an official part of the Jewish state. (Xinhua/Luay Sababa)

A Palestinian protester shouts slogans during a protest near the Dead Sea on the edge of the West Bank city of Jericho on Jan. 1, 2014. Israel's Ministerial Committee for Legislation passed Sunday a bill to annex Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Jordan Valley to be an official part of the Jewish state. (Xinhua/Luay Sababa)

A Palestinian protester holds national flags in front of a Israeli soldier during a protest near the Dead Sea on the edge of the West Bank city of Jericho on Jan. 1, 2014. Israel's Ministerial Committee for Legislation passed Sunday a bill to annex Jewish settlements in the Palestinian Jordan Valley to be an official part of the Jewish state. (Xinhua/Luay Sababa)