Posts Tagged: Israel West bank
An Eye-Opening Trip Through Samaria
I traveled to Samaria (Shomron in Hebrew) recently. Wikipedia tells us Samaria “is a historical and biblical name used for the central region of ancient...
No, Mr. Schindler, There Is No ‘Occupation’
JNS.org - A Pennsylvania high school teacher, who says that he was deprived as a teenager, is now taking it out on his students by lying...
Area C Is Strategically Vital for Israel
Last year, upon the publication of Micah Goodman’s book Catch-67, I explained the basic reasons for my disagreement with his analysis and recommendations. That seemed at...
Radical Jewish Harvard Students Flunk ‘Israeli History 101’
JNS.org - Radical Jewish students at Harvard University are planning to hold a late “Liberation Seder” to “protest the continuing occupation by Israel.” On Thursday, April 5,...
The Demand for Sovereignty Over Judea and Samaria Is a Waste of Zionist Energy
JNS.org - The longing for Jewish sovereignty over the historic homeland of the Jewish people is understandable. Nevertheless, the recent attempt to pass a law declaring...
Defining ‘Occupied’ — and the Semantic Battle for Peace
JNS.org - In a demonstration of how completely at odds his views are from those of the foreign policy establishment, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman reportedly...
Israel Cannot Withdraw From the West Bank
The greatest threat to Israel’s existence is neither Shiite militias on the Golan border, nor the Iranian nuclear threat, which are both of physical and...
FIFA Refuses to Sanction Israel, Despite Palestinian Pressure
JNS.org - The international soccer association FIFA said on Friday that it will not pursue Palestinian claims for punitive measures against Israel for the participation...
Israel Closes West Bank, Gaza Strip for Rosh Hashanah
The IDF announced on Tuesday that it will put in place a closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip beginning at 12:01 a.m. on...
Palestinian Pollution: A Dirty Little Secret
JNS.org - Last week, the Israeli authorities confiscated two tractors, a hydraulic excavator and other equipment used by Palestinians to carry out illegal quarrying that has...
Zionism’s Post-1967 Choices
It is no accident that there has been little to no change in the official status quo of Judea and Samaria in the 50 years since the...
The Logic Behind Israel’s Presence in Judea and Samaria
Fifty years ago, Israel faced a looming attack from Egypt, Jordan and Syria. But on the morning of June 5, 1967, Israel’s air force launched a pre-emptive...
The Israeli ‘Occupation’ Tour
On my last visit to Israel, I thought it would be interesting to take a tour of the West Bank from the perspective of critics of Israeli...
Israel to Close Off West Bank, Gaza for 48 Hours Over Fear of Passover Attacks
Israel will close off the West Bank and Gaza Strip for 48 hours beginning Friday, amid fears of attacks by the Hamas terror group during...
