Will the new Israeli government repeal the law prohibiting the sale of land in Judea and Samaria to Jews?
When Israel conquered Judea and Samaria in the 1967 Six-Day War, the existing laws governing the region that were put in place during the Jordanian occupation were allowed to stand in the hopes that political negotiations were imminent and would determine the status of the region. These negotiations have yet to succeed so Judea and […]
Netanyahu to Putin: Israel Will Keep Golan “With or Without Deal”
Netanyahu continued, “We will not return to the days when they fired on our communities and children from the heights of the Golan.”
Delusional EU Releases Peace Process Guidelines
The European Union released a statement underlying its expectations and desires for Israel and the PA to reach a final agreement with one another.
PA Demands UN Force Israel to Withdraw Borders by 2016
The Palestinian delegation at the UN have submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for a November 2016 deadline for an Israeli withdrawal from East Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.
Abbas to Petition UN for Deadline on Israeli Withdrawal from Judea and Samaria
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has a few ideas on how to move his cause forward in the anticipated wake of Operation Protective Edge.
Palestinians Demand Control of Western Wall
The Palestinian Authority’s Religious Affairs Minister is now demanding that the Western Wall in Jerusalem must be brought under Palestinian control in any peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. In an interview with Israel’s Channel 10 News, Minister Mahmoud al-Habash said that “every inch” of territory Israel captured during the 1967 Six Day War […]
The Jordan Valley: Israel’s Security Belt
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is once again in town trying to reach a framework agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. One of the issues of dispute is the fate of the Jordan Valley, which is indispensable for Israel’s national security. The Jordan Valley is the only available defensible border on the eastern […]
U.S. Vision of Peace: A Tough Pill to Swallow
After five days of back and forth, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry left the Middle Eastern region with still no decisive peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Kerry is expected to return to Israel next week to continue talks and present a framework outlining basic principles that both sides would follow to create […]
John Kerry and Shimon Peres “Optimistic” About Peace Talks
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has been shuttling between meetings with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, attempting to broker a viable peace agreement between the two sides. For the last three days, Kerry has met with advisers in both Jerusalem and Ramallah in efforts to reach a mutual peace […]
Europeans Boycott Judea and Samaria
The European Union adopted a notice late last month containing guidelines on the eligibility of entities based in Judea, Samaria, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights to receive funding and other financial benefits from the EU. The EU holds the position that Israel’s presence in territories captured in 1967 during the Six-Day War is illegal. […]
