Posts Tagged: annexation
Israel Readies Diplomatic Response to Palestinian Resolution at UN
Israel is working on a security and diplomatic response to the United Nation’s resolution seeking an International Court of Justice (ICJ) opinion on the country’s...
‘Israeli Government’s Policy Moved from Annexation to Normalization’
JNS.org - Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said on Thursday that his government has moved away from plans to extend sovereignty to the Jordan Valley,...
Don’t Forego a Historic Opportunity to Apply Sovereignty Over the West Bank
Virtually overnight, the coronavirus pandemic descended upon us, inflicting sickness and death. Not surprisingly, this depressed us and made us angst-ridden, as it did to...
Is Sovereignty Irrelevant?
The controversy over whether Israel can, or should, extend sovereignty over Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and the Jordan Valley has...
Israel Should Extend Sovereignty to the Jordan Valley Now
JNS.org - There is strong consensus in Israel’s defense establishment that Israel must maintain a permanent military presence in the Jordan Valley. Extending sovereignty is...
Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria: Historical and Legal Milestones
JNS.org - The subject of the rights under international law of the Jewish People and the State of Israel in Judea and Samaria involves a...
Fifty-Two Years Late Isn’t Too Late
JNS.org - As Israel considers how and when to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria — drawing its map in cooperation with the...
Peter Beinart’s Israel-Palestine Fantasies
Nearly a decade ago, Peter Beinart, a journalist with impeccable leftist credentials, authored a New York Times column titled “To Save Israel, Boycott the Settlements.”...
Calling Out the Myth of ‘Annexation’
The last few weeks have seen a herd mentality take hold and misrepresentations about Israel abound. There has been fevered discussion over Israel’s proposed application...
Pro-Israel Democrats Slam Far-Left Letter Threatening Aid Cut Over West Bank Annexation
A letter signed by a group of far-left US lawmakers calling for a cut of American military aid to Israel in response to any annexation...
Petah Tikva’s ‘Trump Square’ Vandalized With Red Dye in Anti-Annexation Protest
As a public statement against the potential annexation of parts of the West Bank, protesters vandalized the fountain in “Trump Square” in the central Israeli...
Israeli Mossad Chief Meets With Jordan’s King to Discuss Annexation
The chief of Israel's Mossad foreign intelligence agency recently sat down with Jordan’s king to discuss the potential annexation of parts of the West Bank,...
‘Annexation’ or Sovereignty?
“Annexation Looms” headlined a mournful New York Times article (June 19) co-authored by Jerusalem Bureau Chief David M. Halbfinger and Adam Rasgon, Palestinian affairs reporter...
New York Times Revives Apartheid Charge Against Israel Amid Anti-Annexation Push
The New York Times is up to its old tricks -- and even some new ones -- in a no-holds-barred campaign against Israeli Prime Minister...