Sovereignty

Needless to say, Smotrich was having a field day.

The president allegedly . . . believed the US should not impose sanctions on elected officials in other sovereign democratic nations.

“Israel has effectively lost sovereignty in the northern quadrant of its country, because people don’t feel safe to go to their homes,” per the U.S. secretary of state.

The new “township” is adjacent to the Judean Desert nature reserve designated under the Wye Agreement (“Oslo Accords III) as a no-construction zone in Area C, under full Israeli jurisdiction per international law.

"We cannot recognize an independent Palestinian state for the sole reason that the preconditions are not really there."

"Israel will not allow this to pass in silence."

"The State of Israel today corrected in a state and official manner the injustice and folly of the expulsion from northern Samaria."

"Imposing sovereignty over the Jordan Valley will also close the option for establishing a Palestinian state."

A Yishuv symbol is the final stamp on a new community in Israel that is accepted by the Ministry of the Interior. The symbol is approved as part of the settlement process.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich wants to appoint his man to the post of Deputy Head of the Civil Administration, with powers over the enforcement...

The German request defied the Israeli government’s stated policy that Egypt should open the Rafah crossings to all manner of suffering Gazan Arabs, orphans included.

Sowing strife and dissent * Gallant on automatic * The State Dept. and religious freedom, don’ get me started * Let 1,000 Hamas flowers bloom.

“The Biden administration must stop undermining Israel and facilitating efforts to delegitimize Israel. It is misguided and unconscionable.”

Blinken: "New settlements are counterproductive to reaching an enduring peace. They’re also inconsistent with international law." But no new settlements were authorized by Israel this week!

"Part of that message is not just to the Government of Israel, but also to . . . let them know that the United States Government is watching and will take action."

“Part of the fixing of the mistake, the recognition of the sin of the conceptzia that led to the expulsion and to October 7, is to return home!”

Two-thirds of Israeli Jews favor IDF security control in Gaza post-war.

The names of the towns that are planned are to be presented during Sunday's gathering.

"The fact that such an incident is happening for the second time in two weeks indicates serious damage to Israeli deterrence, which must be restored."

The exercise was one of various scenarios the IDF is preparing for in Judea and Samaria following the invasion by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip.

MK Yair Lapid join the Jordanians, the PA and Hamas in condemning the march.

“The main goal of the Palestinian Authority is forcing [people] to forget the heritage."

There is no reason to think the Saudis want anything less as a condition for normalization, in addition to US security guarantees and nuclear technology.

Israel slammed the decision, which it said was made “despite the many and sincere efforts of the Secretary-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, to balance the decision."

The Trump administration reportedly assured the UAE that the U.S. would not recognize Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria until 2024 at the earliest.

Gush Etzion Regional Council head Shlomo Ne'eman said the illegal construction would surround the Israeli enclave.

Two of the new towns, Avigayil and Asael, are located in the South Hebron Hills, while the third, Beit Hogla, is part of the Megilot Regional Council near the Dead Sea.

The Sovereignty Movement urged Netanyahu to refrain from using Judea and Samaria as a bargaining chip in normalization talks.

“It is not a crime to pray, bow, or bring religious texts to our sacred site.”

Clinton refused to let the Hebron or Kever Rachel remain in Israel's hands.