Tag: Annexation
UAE: Israel should not annex West Bank territory
A senior United Arab Emirates official tweeted on Monday that Israel should not move to annex parts of West Bank since it would damage the future peace process.
“Continued Israeli talk of annexing Palestinian lands...
Annexation endangers Israel’s security, democracy, write Democratic senators
Nearly 20 Democratic senators have signed a letter cautioning about Israel extending sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria.
Addressed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the 18 senators wrote that Israel...
Hungary, Austria, warn EU against ‘double standard’ on Israel
Hungary and Austria on Wednesday warned their counterparts in the European Union against endorsing a double standard against Israel with regard to E.U. resolutions.
Budapest and Vienna have consistently been the sole opponents of the...
Will Israel apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria?
Israel finally has a new government after three elections and more than a year of political stalemate. As it gets to work dealing with the calamitous effects of COVID-19, one of the main questions...
Biden: West Bank annexation ‘will choke off hope for peace’
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, the 2020 presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, said on Tuesday that if Israel applies sovereignty to parts of the Judea and Samaria, it would “choke off any hope for peace,”...
A muffled consensus serves not Israel but her enemies
Should Jewish communal organizations aim to achieve consensus above all or bear witness to the truth?
Both in the Diaspora and in Israel, Jews are divided over politics, religion and worldview. These arguments, moreover, generally...
Jordan’s Abdullah warns of ‘massive conflict’ if Israel proceeds with annexation
Jordan’s King Abdullah warned of “massive conflict” between his country and Israel if the Jewish state proceeds with annexing territory this summer in Judea and Samaria.
In an interview with the German newspaper Der Spiegel, the Jordanian...
AIPAC: Reducing ties with Israel over annexation ‘would be a mistake’
It “would be a mistake” for the United States to alter its alliance with Israel were the Jewish state to follow through with annexing parts of the West Bank, said the American Israel Public...
Report: France wants tough response if Israel goes ahead with annexation
France is pushing members of the European Union to consider threatening Israel with tough consequences if it goes ahead with its plan to annex parts of Judea and Samaria.
Belgium, Ireland and Luxembourg want to...
Cardin says he won’t sign Senate letter against annexation
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the second-highest ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on Tuesday that he won’t sign a letter calling on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White...