Posts Tagged: Judea and Samaria
On 50th Anniversary of Six-Day War, Netanyahu Pledges to ‘Preserve, Strengthen’ Settlements
JNS.org - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to “preserve” and “strengthen” Israel’s settlement enterprise during a Wednesday ceremony at the Israeli Knesset to mark the Gregorian calendar’s 50th anniversary...
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...
Gaza: Let Their People Go!
“If the borders opened for one hour, 100,000 young people would leave Gaza." -- Rashid al-Najja, vice dean, Gaza’s Al-Azhar University. “...I’d go to Somalia, Sudan --...
The Rebbe of the West Bank
Last week, my wife and I met at the White House with our friend Jason Greenblatt, President Donald Trump’s chief Middle East negotiator. Jason’s a busy...
Ahead of Passover Holiday, IDF Conducts Massive Anti-Terrorism Drill in West Bank
JNS.org - As Passover approaches, Israeli military week completed this week its largest training exercise in the past five years in Judea and Samaria (West Bank). The military exercise...
Netanyahu Announces He Will Keep Promise to Build New Community in Judea, Samaria
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday that he plans to keep his commitment to build the first new Judea and Samaria (West Bank) settlement in 25...
Former Israeli Defense Minister Says Final Status Deal With Palestinians Unlikely
JNS.org - Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon said Wednesday that he believes a final-status agreement between the Jewish state and the Palestinians is unlikely in...
Knesset Delays Vote on Ma’ale Adumim Annexation Amid Trump Adviser Visit
JNS.org - A Knesset committee delayed voting on a controversial bill to annex the Jewish settlement of Ma’ale Adumim in Judea and Samaria (West Bank), amid...
Israel Arrests Members of Hamas Terror Cells in West Bank
JNS.org - Israel’s Shin Bet security agency announced on Sunday the arrest of two Palestinian men who had planned to carry out terror attacks on behalf...
IDF Soldier Lightly Wounded in West Bank Shooting Attack
JNS.org - An Israel Defense Forces soldier sustained minor injuries Tuesday when Israeli troops on routine patrol in Judea and Samaria came under fire. The incident took...
Double-Edged Apartheid Claims
Ultimately, after all the major experiments that failed; after 100 years of conflict during which the Arabs never really agreed to share the land with...
The Settlement Regulation Law: A Small Detail in a Long Process
The Judea and Samaria Settlement Regulation Law is just foam on the much deeper water of our lives here, a minor detail that will be...
US Mum on Outpost Bill as International Community Condemns Israeli Move
JNS.org - The US has remained mum on the historic, yet controversial passage of an Israeli bill that retroactively legalizes settlement outposts in Judea and Samaria...
In Historic Move, Israel Votes to Retroactively Legalize West Bank Settlement Outposts
JNS.org - In an historic and controversial move, the Knesset voted 60-52 Monday evening to legalize some 4,000 settlement outposts in Judea and Samaria (the West...
