Tag: Jordan Valley
Netanyahu vows to annex Jordan Valley, settlements ‘immediately’ if elected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that if he wins Israel’s March 2 elections, he will annex not only the Jordan Valley, but also all settlements in Judea and Samaria, “immediately” and...
Gantz swerves to the right in voicing support for Jordan Valley annexation
Blue and White Party chair Benny Gantz announced on Tuesday that his party will work to annex the Jordan Valley after the March general elections, a potential significant move geared to wooing right-wing voters.
“We...
Report: Netanyahu puts Jordan Valley annexation on hold
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled a meeting of an interministerial team that was deliberating the annexation of the Jordan Valley following the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to launch a probe into alleged...
Israeli farmland set to be handed back to Jordan
Israel will have to return two parcels of agricultural land in the Jordan Valley to Jordan soon, after the Hashemite Kingdom refused to extend a lease on the lands outlined in the 1994 Israel-Jordan...
Netanyahu’s pre-election promise to annex parts of Judea and Samaria create new reality
It seems this election campaign, which began in earnest only a few weeks ago, was dominated mostly by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with occasional shouts heard from Israel Democratic Party leader Ehud Barak...
Days before election, Cabinet approves new Jordan Valley settlement
At its weekly meeting on Sunday, held in the Jordan Valley, the Cabinet approved Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposal to officially recognize the community of Mevo’ot Yericho. Netanyahu also reiterated his pledge to...
Mashaal: Hamas will thwart Israeli annexation of Jordan Valley
Hamas will do everything in its power to stop Israel from annexing the Jordan Valley, former Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said on Wednesday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants “to turn the land of Palestine,...
Arab world condemns Netanyahu’s annexation vow
Representatives from across the Muslim world railed against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Tuesday that he plans to extend Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley if elected on Sept. 17.
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas...
Netanyahu vows to annex all settlements after election, starting with Jordan Valley
In a major announcement less than a week before Israel’s general elections on Sept. 17, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to annex all settlements if re-elected, starting immediately with the Jordan Valley.
“One place...
Israeli military continues its work to rid Jordan Valley’s ‘Land of Monasteries’ of mines
The Jordan Valley region is usually a quiet region, but its calm was shattered in May by the sounds of hundreds of landmines going off. Planted decades ago by Palestinian terrorists seeking to infiltrate...