Posts Tagged: Israel Judea and Samaria
Israeli Defense Official: 180 Palestinian Shooting Attacks Across West Bank Thwarted in 2016
JNS.org - Israeli security forces have foiled about 180 Palestinian shooting attacks across the West Bank in 2016, a senior defense official revealed Sunday. The military and Shin...
More Illegal Palestinian Arms Seized in West Bank Raid
JNS.org - A trove of illegal weapons and munitions was discovered Tuesday night during an Israel security forces raid on several weapons mills in the Bethlehem...
US Backs Ambassador Daniel Shapiro in Spat With Israel
JNS.org - A US State Department spokesman defended US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro on Tuesday, a day after Shapiro sparked outrage in Israel with criticism...
PM Vows Tens of Millions of Shekels to Bolster Judea and Samaria Security
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to invest tens of millions of shekels in bolstering security in Judea and Samaria. Netanyahu spoke with the head...
Rivlin to Judea-Samaria Leaders: No ‘Political Debate’ on Jewish Right to Land
JNS.org - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin told leaders from Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria that the Jewish right to the land of Israel is not...
Netanyahu: Arab States’ Involvement in Peace Process a ‘Welcome Thing’
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that enlisting the help of moderate Arab nations to promote the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process...
Israel Nixes Plan for Separate Bus Lines in Judea and Samaria
JNS.org - A pilot program launched Wednesday that sought to make separate bus lines available for Jews and Palestinians across Judea and Samaria was...
IDF Praises Soldier’s ‘Composure’ During Samaria Stabbing Attack
JNS.org - Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Staff Sgt. Tomer Lan, who was stabbed in the back by a Palestinian terrorist on Wednesday in Samaria,...
Guide Book Maps Out Emerging Judea and Samaria Tourism Industry
JNS.org - When Haaretz approved writer Karni Eldad's idea for an article on B&Bs (bed and breakfasts) in Judea and Samaria, the left-leaning Israeli newspaper...
Israeli Knesset Committee Approves $3 Million Tourism Center in Samaria
JNS.org - The Knesset Finance Committee on Sunday voted to allocate $3.1 million to build a tourism center in the Jewish community of Barkan...
Israeli Disability Rights Law Applied to Judea and Samaria
JNS.org - Sixteen years after the law granting equal rights to Israeli citizens with disabilities was legislated, IDF Central Command chief Maj....
British Supermarket Giant Tesco to Drop Judea and Samaria Products
JNS.org - British supermarket giant Tesco announced that starting in September it would suspend the sale of products originating in Judea and Samaria. A spokesman...
There is No Such Thing as ‘Occupied Territory’ in Israel
While many international governments and the media wrongly refer to areas of Israel as "occupied territories," the reality is that the Jews have historic claims...
Peace In the Middle East
Readers of my blog will know that I do not hold back from criticizing Israeli politicians and policies and that I think that "occupation," or...
