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Tag Archives: West Bank
“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
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, West Bank
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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
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Annexation, Benjamin Netanyahu, Benny Gantz, Donald Trump, Judea, Mike Pence, Samaria, West Bank
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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
“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
Posted in Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Judea, Samaria, Settlements, West Bank
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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
Posted in Islam, Israel & Middle East, Jewish, Politics
Tagged Judea, Samaria, West Bank
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What motivated House Democrats members to send Pompeo that letter?
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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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Tagged Judea, Occupation, Palestinians, Samaria, West Bank
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“Approval of bill by Netanyahu comes following change in US stance regarding the legality of Israeli settlements in the West Bank”
JERUSALEM POST Netanyahu approves Jordan Valley Annexation bill after US changes policy by Lahav Harkov, Tovah Lazaroff November 19, 2019 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his approval on Tuesday to advance a bill that would have Israel apply sovereignty to … Continue reading
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Tagged Benjamin Netanyahu, Jordan Valley, West Bank
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“Trump’s extraordinary gesture of support for Israel and the rights of the Jewish people was evident in the historic statement. The US has rightly concluded that falsely calling settlements illegal is not helpful for peace”
ISRAEL HAYOM (by agreement with JNS) Pompeo’s statement on Israeli settlements is a diplomatic turning point by Caroline Glick November 18, 2019 Monday will long be remembered as a turning point in Middle East history. U.S. Secretary of State Mike … Continue reading
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Tagged Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, Settlements, West Bank
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“West Bank settlements are still seen by many as an obstacle to peace with Palestinians, but newcomers say they are motivated less by politics than by economics and lifestyle”
WALL STREET JOURNAL ‘It’s So Easy to Live Here.’ Jewish Settlements Go Mainstream in Israel by Felicia Schwartz November 10, 2019 When the Jewish settlers who founded this town scouted the land in 1978, they chose a rocky outcrop where … Continue reading