Tag: Sovereignty
Why Cairo has stayed (mostly) silent as Israel considers sovereignty
When Mossad chief Yossi Cohen flew to Egypt last week to meet with the head of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service Abbas Kamal and Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, he was likely confident that the meeting...
What do U.S. Jews really think about annexation?
What, exactly do American Jews think about the possibility of reuniting small parts of Judea and Samaria with the rest of Israel?
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, former president of the Union for Reform Judaism, says he...
Khamenei calls on Hamas, PA to unify in fighting Israel’s sovereignty bid
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday commended Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh for his actions to thwart Israel’s plan to apply Jewish sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria.
“Dear...
Gaza-based Jaysh Al-Islam threatens Israel with jihad if sovereignty proceeds
The Gaza-based jihadi group Jaysh Al-Islam has released a video threatening Israel with a violent response if it declares sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria, according to a report shared exclusively with JNS...
Report: Palestinians angry at Arab-world indifference to Israeli sovereignty bid
Palestinian frustration and anger with the Arab world for its general indifference to Israel’s plan to extend sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria are growing, Palestinian Media Watch reported on Friday.
According to the...
‘Day of Rage’ replaces Al-Quds Day as Toronto’s primary anti-Israel, anti-Jewish hate fest
Following Vancouver’s small turnout for the first in a series of “Day of Rage” protests, Toronto and other Canadian cities took their turn bashing the Jewish homeland under the guise of “No to Annexation”...
Israeli sovereignty is now officially on the clock
Israeli media and international objectors waited on Wednesday with bated breath for an announcement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the upcoming implementation of sovereignty in much of Judea and Samaria. July 1 had...
Rival Palestinian factions declare unity: ‘We have no enemy except for Israel’
Representatives of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas on Thursday united against Israel’s plans to extend sovereignty in Judea and Samaria.
At a press conference in Ramallah, senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub declared, “We are now...
Vatican to US and Israel: Unilateral actions put peace at risk
The Vatican announced on Wednesday that its top diplomat, Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, had met with both the Israeli and American ambassadors to express the Holy See’s concern over Israel’s plan to...
Former US Mideast negotiator: World mired in past on solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Ahead of the planned move by Israeli to apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria, several leading Mideast experts and former senior officials debated the merits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Peace to...