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“To be fair, Daniel Pipes has written many strong articles in favor of a robust Israeli policy; this one seems to be a departure”

JEWISH PRESS When it Comes to Sovereignty, Daniel Pipes is Wrong by Yishai Fleisher May 9, 2020 In a recent New York Times article, noted Middle East scholar and pro-Israel pundit Dr. Daniel Pipes warns that Israeli application of sovereignty … Continue reading

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“Annexation of the Jordan Valley is a long-standing Israeli objective, going back to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin”

AL-MONITOR Netanyahu’s Annexation Plan Can’t Be Stopped by Efraim Inbar April 29, 2020 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to annex the Jordan Valley is not just a far-right wish, but the fulfillment of long-standing Israeli security objectives. Further, despite … Continue reading

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“US State Department says Washington ready to approve ‘sovereignty and the application of Israeli law’ in some areas, but calls for Israel to negotiate further with Palestinians”

TIMES OF ISRAEL US says ‘prepared to recognize’ Israeli annexation of parts of West Bank by Staff April 28, 2020 The United States said Monday it was ready to recognize Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank but asked … Continue reading

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BDS Blacklist: Israeli Foreign Minister Katz slams UN Human Rights, brands issuing of report “shameful surrender to pressure by countries and organizations that are interested in harming Israel”

UN WATCH UN Releases Anti-Israel Blacklist, Fueling Global Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions Campaign February 12, 2020 The office of UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet today released an unprecedented blacklist of companies doing business “related to settlements in the Occupied … Continue reading

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PM Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Blue and White leader Benny Gantz are expected to be at the White House next Tuesday to discuss the “Deal of the Century”

JERUSALEM POST ‘Deal of the Century?’ Netanyahu just got the gift of the century by Yaakov Katz January 25, 2020 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received the gift of the century on Thursday when Vice President Mike Pence invited him and … Continue reading

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“When people start branding anything they object to as “illegal,” they turn the law into just another player on the political battlefield”

JNS Legalizing politics and politicizing the law by Evelyn Gordon November 27, 2019 One of the modern era’s most dangerous problems is the conflation of politics with law. Political questions are increasingly treated as legal ones, which inevitably results in … Continue reading

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“Since the land did not belong to Transjordan, we must not use the term “Occupied Territory,” and under the precepts of international law it is nonsensical nomenclature”

FRONT PAGE MAG There are No Settlers on the West Bank by Professor Jason D. Hill November 25, 2019 …To begin with, the Israeli Jews are not settlers in Judea and Samaria. From here on, they should be referred to … Continue reading

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“The claim that Israeli settlements are illegal was flimsy in 1978 and is ridiculous in 2019”

WALL STREET JOURNAL Pompeo Busts the ‘Occupation’ Myth by Eugene Kontorovich Novenber 19, 2019 Is­raeli set­tle­ments in the West Bank do not vi­o­late in­ternational law. That is now Amer­i­ca’s of­fi­cial view, an­nounced Mon­day by Sec­re­tary of State Mike Pom­peo. The … Continue reading

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The Jewish “extremists” of Yitzhar. How many “extremists” do you know donating their kidneys to total strangers?

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“Attention now focuses on an explosion of thousands of illegal Palestinian constructions: village clusters, agricultural tracts, water networks, roads, and general infrastructure crisscrossing Area C of the West Bank”

FRONT PAGE MAG Who’s Funding Illegal Palestinian Settlements in Area C: Part 1 by Edwin Black August 22, 2019 “Area C,” [Wiki: Home to 385,900 Israeli settlers and approx 300,000 Palestinians] which comprises some 60 percent of the West Bank, also … Continue reading

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