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Israeli expansion of Judea, Samaria communities draws international rebuke

Mike Wagenheim - JNS — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 00:16:27 +0000

Israel’s decision this week to approve new communities in Judea and Samaria violates international law and risks “fueling instability,” 14 countries, including France, Germany and Italy, said on Wednesday. “They risk undermining the implementation of the Comprehensive Plan for Gaza amid efforts to progress to phase two and harming prospects for long-term peace and security […]

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Trump & Putin: locate state of Palestine east of Jordan River

David Singer — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:02:20 +0000

President Trump’s decision to involve the United Nations Security Council in implementing Trump’s 20 point peace plan has struck a brick wall with Russia filing its own draft resolution to that proposed by Trump. Russia has explained its reasons: “The rationale behind Russia’s draft resolution on Gaza is to enable the Security Council to define […]

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Crunch time for Trump on Judea and Samaria (West Bank)

David Singer — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 01:18:03 +0000

President Trump’s long-overdue decision – promised in March – on the future of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) – could be revealed during his meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) at the White House on 18 November. MBS seems insistent that he will not agree to Saudi Arabia joining the Abraham Accords unless there is a […]

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PM slams opposition over ‘provocative’ sovereignty votes during Vance visit

JNS — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:57:55 +0000

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday blasted opposition parties, as well as a fellow member of the premier’s Likud faction, for advancing bills to apply sovereignty to Judea and Samaria. Wednesday’s Knesset votes were “a deliberate political provocation by the opposition to sow discord” during U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s three-day visit […]

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Luxon’s one-sided condemnation of Israel’s E1 plan

Greg Bouwer — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 06:46:26 +0000

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has entered the Middle East debate by condemning Israel’s proposed E1 development between Jerusalem and Ma’ale Adumim, calling it “illegal” and claiming it would “make a two-state solution impossible.” Twenty-seven countries — including Australia — co-signed a joint statement criticising the plan. New Zealand was not among the signatories, […]

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Israel accuses Netherlands of ‘surrendering to radical Islam’ after two ministers banned

Pesach Benson — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 08:14:37 +0000

Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused the Dutch government of “surrendering to the lies of radical Islam” on Tuesday morning after the Netherlands declared him and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir persona non grata, barring them from entering the country. The ban is part of a series of Dutch measures aimed at pressuring Israel […]

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Israel paves way for Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution

David Singer — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 05:41:32 +0000

The Declaration by Israel’s Parliament on 23 July (Knesset Declaration) hammers the last nails into the coffin containing proposals to create a new state between Israel and Jordan (two-state solution) – whilst breathing new life into the 2022 Saudi-based Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS) –authored by an advisor to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin […]

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Burning questions: what really happened at Taybeh’s church?

TPS-IL — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 07:55:25 +0000

An independent investigation by The Press Service of Israel has uncovered critical inconsistencies in claims that radical Israelis deliberately set fire to a 1,500-year-old church in the Palestinian village of Taybeh. Contrary to the widely reported accusation, TPS-IL found evidence of firefighting efforts by local Jewish residents and raised serious doubts about the fire’s origin […]

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HKOPS still the world’s best kept secret

David Singer — Mon, 05 May 2025 07:46:57 +0000

I was privileged to attend the inaugural Jewish News Syndicate International Policy Summit in Jerusalem on 27/28 April (JNS Conference) – but shocked to find that none of the well- credentialled international and Israeli speakers I approached had ever heard of the Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine solution (HKOPS). HKOPS calls for the creation of a […]

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Israeli forces shut down Al Jazeera Ramallah bureau, citing ties to terror

Pesach Benson — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 11:41:58 +0000

Israeli soldiers entered the Ramallah offices of Al Jazeera and shut down the bureau over its support for Palestinian terror in the middle of a live broadcast on Sunday, the first time security forces have acted against the Qatari network in the Palestinian Authority. “After much pressure … security forces this morning raided Al Jazeera‘s […]

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