Judea and Samaria
Israel’s national electric company says it has begun reducing power supplies to Palestinian areas in Judea and Samaria due a financial dispute with the Palestinians’ main power distributor.
Between January and August 2019, the BBC News website reported 25.7 percent of the terror attacks against Israel and 80 percent of the resulting fatalities, according to BBC Watch.
King Abdullah II also warned the relationship between Jordan and Israel would be affected by such a move.
His announcement drew the expected condemnations from the left; on the right, some criticized the Israeli prime minister for waiting until now to implement this move.
Simon Coveney, Ireland’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister, opposes the legislation, fearing it would reduce regional Irish influence.
Israeli premier tells Army Radio he has discussed his sovereignty plan for Judea and Samaria with U.S. President Donald Trump; Hebron Jewish community spokesman: “There’s a big difference between political promises and political action.”
At the last weekly Cabinet meeting before national elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his pledge to annex the Jordan Valley, noting that the release of the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan is imminent.
Yamina candidate Naftali Bennett says the plan will be “hell” for Israelis living in the West Bank and spell “the end” for the settlement enterprise; Yamina leader Shaked says U.S. plan “will divide Jerusalem.”
Report: Turkish Foreign Ministry says Organization for Islamic Cooperation will hold an extraordinary session in in Saudi Arabia to discuss Netanyahu’s announcement last week regarding Israeli annexation of the 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.
“It is our expectation that the Federal Court of Appeal will overturn the lower court’s decision,” says Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs CEO Shimon Koffler Fogel.
