Judea and Samaria
Two other terrorists were killed in armed clashes that broke out in Tubas and al-Fari’ah camp early Tuesday, according to Palestinian media reports.
“The timing shows that this is very much about the upcoming elections,” professor Eugene Kontorovich tells JNS.
This month, Biden issued an order targeting “persons undermining peace, security and stability” in Judea and Samaria.
The former U.S. ambassador to Israel offered a “generational plan” for the region, which will take years, he said.
Mohammad Mustafa, who currently chairs the Palestine Investment Fund, would likely lead such a government.
Six of the seven men were not known to the Shin Bet or Israel Police, an investigation shows.
“The Jewish people have a historic and legal right to live in the land of Israel including in Judea and Samaria—the biblical heartland,” said Mike Johnson.
“For Blinken to announce this in the middle of a war and when the Jewish Sabbath already has begun in Israel is unconscionable,” said David Friedman, former U.S. ambassador to Israel.
The proposal includes the construction of 2,350 units in Ma’ale Adumim, 694 units in Efrat and 300 units in Kedar.
One of the victims, a pregnant woman, was in stable condition undergoing “significant surgery” • Three Palestinian terrorists slain.
“It’s a simple question that I hope the administration can answer clearly and promptly,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) wrote.
The American representative also stressed Jerusalem’s “very real” and “legitimate” security needs.
