Rocky Start to Israel-PA Peace Talks
This is a week that saw 26 Palestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails as a precondition for ongoing peace talks, yet the fragile negotiations are continuing under constant threat.  While speculation regarding settlement expansion in Judea and Samaria drew criticism from PA Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, both Israel’s right and left wing put forth conflicting […]
The Jordan Valley is Suddenly on Everyone’s Radar Screen – Is it Part of Israel or Isn’t it?
On Sunday, the Ministerial Committee for Legislation voted in favor of a bill that would annex the Jordan Valley and place it under full Israeli sovereignty. Israel National News noted that this bill comes weeks after US Secretary of State John Kerry presented a plan to withdraw from Judea and Samaria altogether, and to temporarily […]