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Steve Frank

Steve Frank is an attorney, retired after a 30-year career as an appellate lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. His writings on Israel, the law and architecture have appeared in numerous publications, including “The Washington Post,” “The Chicago Tribune,” “The Jerusalem Post,” “The Times of Israel” and “Moment” magazine.

In addition to its recent statement of policy on Israeli settlements, the United States must expressly revoke pertinent previous legal positions of the State Department, including the 1978 “Hansell Memorandum.”
For most Palestinians, the occupation is not limited to the West Bank but consists of “historic Palestine,” which includes the whole of Israel.
The Palestinian reaction to the murder of Israelis forces one to more closely examine the Palestinian narrative.
Hebron’s Shuhada Street was a highlight of J Street’s Israel tour, and the group fell for the myth hook line and sinker.
Like the rest of the Palestinian narrative, the myth of an “apartheid” Shuhada Street is grounded in misrepresentations, omissions and facts taken out of context.