Tag Archives: West Bank

“Since 1967, the State of Israel has carefully left its position on the legal status of Judea and Samaria ambiguous to avoid unnecessary confrontations”

JNS The ‘legal’ landmine on the road to sovereignty by Caroline B. Glick May 10, 2020 There is a landmine on the road to Israeli sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria. It must be defused before it blows up … Continue reading

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“In the West Bank, shots were fired at the bank’s branch in Jenin and Molotov cocktails thrown at another branch in Jericho”

ALGEMEINER Palestinian Banks Targeted With Violence After Closing Accounts of Terrorists by Benjamin Kerstein May 11, 2020 A series of violent incidents occurred in the West Bank and Gaza Strip over the last few days as Palestinians have reacted with … Continue reading

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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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“Three years in the making, the “Deal of the Century,” President Trump’s peace plan, has finally been revealed”

JERUSALEM POST The ‘Deal of the Century’: What are its key points? by Lahav Harkob, Herb Keinon January 28, 2020 Borders: Trump’s plan features a map of what Israel’s new borders will be, should it enact the plan fully. Israel … 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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UN Ambassador Kelly Craft: ““Had I been the Ambassador at the time of the vote on the resolution, I would have vetoed it”

JERUSALEM POST US pushes back at UNSC’s stance on illegality of West Bank settlements by Tovah Lazaroff December 18, 2019 The United States pushed back against the United Nations Security Council stance that West Bank settlements are illegal, declaring that … 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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