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Jordan Valley

The Trump administration said that it will continue to push ahead with releasing its long-awaited Mideast peace plan after the Israeli elections.
“The Prime Minister’s announcement is fully in line with Israel’s international legal rights. Because these territories were part of the British Mandate, Israel has as much legal right to them as to Tel Aviv,” said Eugene Kontorovich, director of international law at the Jerusalem-based Kohelet Policy Forum.
While there is great strategic need for border communities, many struggle to keep their young people, and therefore, their culture, growth and welfare.
The usually quiet region saw the Israel Defense Forces detonate 900 landmines in controlled explosions; Israeli officers tell JNS about their activities in the region.
Once the mine-clearing is completed, the Israel Defense Forces will hand over control of the site to the Civil Administration and the Israel National Parks Authority; millions of tourists per year are expected to visit, with expanded tourist facilities in the works.
They plan to combat anti-Israel boycott efforts by more aggressively appealing to shoppers in Europe and America • Plan includes increasing product visibility, hosting public-opinion leaders in tours of Judea and Samaria, Golan and Jordan Valley.