Judea and Samaria
“The world body’s endless hypocrisy and double standards towards Israel are staggering,” said American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris in a statement. “Of all the situations in the world in which territory is disputed, the U.N. chooses only to focus on Israel. Why?”
“We strongly reject this contemptible effort,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel reaches out to governors in U.S. states hosting firms on the U.N list, asking them to condemn the initiative.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz blasted the decision to release the blacklist, calling it a “shameful surrender to pressure by countries and organizations interested in harming Israel.”
American support for Israeli sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria, and over the Jordan Valley “is pertinent to our ability to settle the heart of our land without restrictions,” says the Israeli prime minister.
His tweet warning against unilateral annexation of territory in Judea and Samaria prior to Israel’s March 2 election “wasn’t a threat,” but “lets people know where we stand,” says U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman.
“We are already at the height of the process of mapping the area that, according to the Trump plan, will become part of the State of Israel. It won’t take too long,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“We want peace and have always wanted peace. The Trump plan is the only vision that actually acknowledges what it will take to achieve peace.”
The congressional members said the proposal will push the two sides towards additional conflict.
So far, the succession of incidents appears to be unorganized, with each terrorist incident prompting another in a chain reaction, even in areas like Jenin, which has been quiet for years.
“The Israeli birth rate is strong and is growing because sadly, anti-Semitism in Europe and other places around the world is encouraging more Jews to return to Israel. The settlements are going to continue to expand,” said U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien.
It banned the import of vegetables, fruits, soft drinks and water from Israel into the Palestinian territories.
Both employers and workers believe that it could help them economically, though politically and socially is a different story altogether.
