Tag: Sovereignty
‘Future of Judea & Samaria’: Former US envoy unveils sovereignty plan
Israel suffered the worst massacre in its history on Oct. 7, at the hands of Hamas—an Iranian terror proxy that was voted into power and continues to be supported by the majority of Palestinians...
Herzog in the crosshairs
In an op-ed on Friday in The Jerusalem Post, attorney Russell Avraham Shalev of the Kohelet Policy Forum explains what’s missing from Israeli President Isaac “Bougie” Herzog’s proposed judicial-reform compromise, despite its “many positive elements.”
“While Herzog sounded many...
Poll: 75% of Arab citizens believe Jews have no right to sovereignty in Israel
Three-quarters of Arab Israelis believe Jews have no right to sovereignty in the country, according to a recent study by Israeli NGO Habithonistim–Protectors of Israel.
When asked where their loyalties would lie in case of...
‘Only weakness can truly undermine the US-Israel alliance’: A special interview with Ron Dermer
When Ron and Rhoda Dermer told their five children that this time their long stay in Washington was really over, and that there would be no more delays, they didn’t believe it. With good...
MK pushes Netanyahu to apply sovereignty before new US president sworn in
Yamina Party Knesset member Bezalel Smotrich called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to apply sovereignty to Judea and Samaria before the next U.S. president is sworn in, in case former U.S. Vice President...
US to extend bilateral agreements with Israel into Judea and Samaria, Golan Heights
The United States and Israel will eliminate territorial restrictions for bilateral agreements in a ceremony on Wednesday. The move will build upon a policy shift made by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this...
Friedman on Abraham Accords: ‘When the dust settles, Israeli-Arab conflict will be over’
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Wednesday that recent regional developments, and especially the peace treaties between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, mark the beginning of the end of the...
‘Israeli government’s policy moved from annexation to normalization’
Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said on Thursday that his government has moved away from plans to extend sovereignty to the Jordan Valley, and Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, in the wake of...
‘I hope sovereignty is a matter of when, not if,’ says former US envoy
Former U.S. Special Representative for Middle East Affairs Jason Greenblatt on Wednesday called on those who oppose the suspension of Israel’s sovereignty initiative in favor of peace with the United Arab Emirates to “reconsider...
Kushner: US will not approve West Bank sovereignty application ‘for some time’
Senior White House adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump would not approve of Israel applying sovereignty to parts of the West Bank in accordance with last...