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Judea and Samaria

“Those settlements make it so that it can’t be,” said Antonio Delgado, who is running against Republican Rep. John Faso in New York’s 19th Congressional District.
Hamas in Gaza is intent on preparing armed sleeper cells throughout the West Bank (also known as Judea and Samaria)—not only to create an ability to attack Israel, but also to target its internal rival, the Palestinian Authority.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman attends an event in Ariel promoting commercial ties between Israelis and Palestinians • He says America is willing to help, but “are the Palestinians?”
“Our peace plan intends to bring them together. Make no mistake; we are in this to help all Palestinians, in both the West Bank and Gaza,” said Jason Greenblatt, the Trump administration’s envoy to the Mideast.
The operation was carried out by the General Security Service, the Israel Defense Forces and the Border Police Counter-terrorism Unit (Yamam).
Three of the family’s children managed to get out and get help with a neighbor, but 4-year-old Efrat Ginsburg and her 2-year-old brother, Tzvi, were not able to escape.
Police sappers neutralize the device at the scene in Givat Ze’ev, north of Jerusalem • Incendiary balloons also land in Kibbutz Nir Am and Kibbutz Dorot in the Gaza periphery.
The Union of European Football Associations has refused to allow Israel’s national broadcaster, Kan, to broadcast the World Cup and Euro 2020 soccer games to Israeli television sets in Judea, Samaria or eastern Jerusalem, saying it will not agree to Israel broadcasting its games in the “Palestinian territories.”
West Bank residents Issa Shalalda, Amar Masud and Hazem ‎Hamail are believed to have been recruited by Hamas operatives on Facebook • They planned to target Israeli civilians and soldiers in Judea and Samaria, says Shin Bet security agency.
A yellow balloon with Arabic writing on it landed in the Jewish community of Beit Horon north of Jerusalem on Sunday; border Police removed the suspicious balloon for further investigation.
The idea of a confederation between Jordan and the Palestinians has been discussed over the years. But to have a confederation, there needs to be two independent states, and the Palestinians don’t have one.
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