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David Isaac

Explore Senior Israel Correspondent David Isaac’s expert analysis on Jewish history, politics, and current events at JNS.

Politics aside, what are the ramifications for Israeli citizens in Judea and Samaria should the law expire?
“The fact that both governments clearly say doing business with each other is kosher will definitely encourage businesses from both countries,” said Ohad Cohen, head of the Foreign Trade Administration at Israel’s Ministry of Economy.
The decision was motivated by Europe’s need to end reliance on Russian gas supplies.
Wild accusations that the World Health Organization is attempting to usurp governments’ powers make it easy to dismiss merited criticism of international body as fringe nonsense, experts say.
Celebrations of Jerusalem’s reunification in 1967 saw only minor incidents.
“Once people have tasted freedom in economics, or ideas, it’s hard to return them to the cell,” says Israeli Freedom Movement founder.
“Ultimately, without the application of sovereignty, at least in portions of Judea and Samaria, they’ll never be a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” he told JNS.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has emphasized to both Israel and Europe the importance of natural gas, even if only as a transitional energy source on the way to renewables.
Experts weigh in on the significance of the consultative body, which holds sway over the southern branch of Israel’s Islamic Movement and its political party, Ra’am.
The prime culprit is a steep difference in land prices between Arabs and Jews due to discriminatory enforcement of building regulations, says a local council chairman.
Israel can no longer be satisfied with the “appearance of victory in the eyes of its enemies,” says Deputy Knesset Speaker Zvi Hauser of the New Hope Party.
Battles with high-profile Pakistani politicians aside, for most of the group, in Israel for the first time, the visit was an eye-opening experience.