Tag Archives: West Bank

Tennessee General Assembly votes to change all official references to the region to “Judea and Samaria”

Posted on April 27, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

WPLN.ORG Tennessee bans the name ‘West Bank’ from official documents Marianna Bacallao April 13, 2026 Tennessee will no longer recognize the Middle Eastern region known as the West Bank in official state documents. The General Assembly voted to change all official … Continue reading →

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“By ignoring the ideological reality of Hamas and Hezbollah, Klein treats Israelis and Palestinians as props in a Western morality play rather than actors in a high-stakes struggle for survival”

Posted on April 22, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

FREE PRESS Ezra Klein Doesn’t Understand Israel Haviv Rettig Gur April 17, 2026 …Because [Klein] misses the central point that any Westerner concerned for Palestinians must deal with: Any Israeli withdrawal from significant parts of the West Bank will almost … Continue reading →

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“While the cabinet has kept the decision low-profile, the scale of the approval, jumping by 34 outposts at once, represents an unprecedented acceleration of settlement activity in the region”

Posted on April 9, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

i24NEWS Israeli cabinet quietly authorizes 34 new settlements in swift move Inon Shalom Yttach April 9, 2026 The Israeli cabinet has quietly greenlit the construction of 34 new settlements across the West Bank. The authorization marks the largest single approval … Continue reading →

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“From the West Bank to New York City, anything to distract from the obvious and looming threat of Muslim violence”

Posted on March 29, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

TABLET MAG Why They Lie About ‘Jewish Terrorists’ Liel Leibovitz March 29, 2026 …It’s an effective fairytale, in large part because the people it cast as its ogres—Jews living in their ancestral homeland of Judea and Samaria—have been derided for … Continue reading →

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“Apparently, when Jews buy land, it’s colonialism”

Posted on January 27, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

VOICE OF ZION Jews Exist Yonah E January 22, 2026 Let’s be clear: “West Bank” is not history. It’s a Jordanian souvenir from an occupation that failed. Jordan held Judea and Samaria for 19 years, lost it in a war … Continue reading →

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“‘International law’ hardly demands a ‘two-state solution’ to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Nor can it properly limit Israel’s sovereignty over its own territory”

Posted on January 12, 2026 by ArchitectGuy

TABLET MAG Yes, Israel Can Apply Israeli Law to the West Bank Eugene Kontorovich January 14, 2026 …There is a simple, clear rule to determine the borders of new countries, whether they arise from imperial collapse, decolonization, federal breakup, cession, … Continue reading →

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“Ultra-nationalist Itamar Ben-Gvir, the national security minister who’s been in charge of policing since 2022, is known for his hardline attitude towards the Palestinian Arabs and instinct to excuse Jewish misdeeds”

Posted on November 22, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

MELANIE PHILLIPS BLOG The muddled morass of “settler violence” November 21, 2025 …The truth is that reports of “settler violence” are overwhelmingly exaggerated and distorted. A report published in the summer by Regavim, the Israeli organisation that monitors Judea and … Continue reading →

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“Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that moves toward annexing West Bank could endanger Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war”

Posted on October 23, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JPOST Netanyahu: West Bank annexation bill a ‘provocation’ to sow discord between Israel, US Reuters October 23, 2025 The recent Knesset vote on West Bank annexation was a “deliberate political provocation by the opposition” meant to incite conflict during US … Continue reading →

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“Following the confrontation on Friday, settlers allegedly blocked an ambulance and paramedics from reaching Musallet for three hours”

Posted on July 17, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

JPOST Huckabee: Probe ‘terrorist’ killing of Palestinian American in West Bank Grace Gilson July 15, 2025 US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called on Israel to “aggressively investigate” the killing of Saif Musallet, a 20-year-old Palestinian-American man, whose family alleges … Continue reading →

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“On Wednesday, a Palestinian terrorist opened fire on Israeli vehicles in the northern West Bank, fatally wounding a pregnant woman and injuring her husband as they made their way to the hospital to deliver their baby”

Posted on May 15, 2025 by ArchitectGuy

ALGEMEINER Hamas Praises Murder of Pregnant Israeli Mother After Terrorist Attack in West Bank Ailin Vilches Arguello May 15, 2025 Hamas sparked global outrage after lauding the murder of a pregnant Israeli mother of three — shot in the West … Continue reading →

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