Jan 24, 2022
Israel shaken by 2 earthquakes
Two separate tremors rattled the northern sector of the country within 24 hours over the weekend. By Erin Viner A 3.6 magnitude earthquake in the Jordan Valley region yesterday was…
Oct 15, 2020
Israel to resume settlement building
Israel’s Civil Administration Higher Planning Committee (HPC) has given final approval for the construction of 1,313 new housing units at several settlements. The move marks the first such decision since…
Sep 04, 2020
The Economic Potential of Sovereignty Application
By Prof. Haim Gvirtzman When Israel declares sovereignty in the Jordan Valley and the Jerusalem Envelope, this must be accompanied by significant economic development and construction. Introduction The planned (but delayed)…
Feb 05, 2020
EU “threatening” toward Israel – Foreign Ministry
Israel’s Foreign Ministry issued a swift response to hostile terminology used by the High Representative of the European Union Josep Borrell during the rejection of the United States Peace Plan…
Jan 30, 2020
Will Israel annex parts of West Bank?
Contrary to promises made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a press briefing in the immediate aftermath of the unveiling of the American peace plan on Tuesday, it now…
Oct 30, 2019
U.S. ‘understands Jordan valley essential to Israeli security’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his election pledge to assert Israel’s sovereignty over the country’s eastern Jordan Valley. In remarks made at a special session at the Knesset, Jerusalem’s…
Sep 18, 2019
Jordan warns Israel not to annex West Bank
Chancellor Angela Merkel held a meeting in Berlin with Jordan’s King Abdullah, after which both leaders reaffirmed their countries commitment to a two-state solution to the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In…
Sep 17, 2019
Palestinians decry Netanyahu’s Jordan Valley pledge
In what was declared as “a defiant response” to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s declared intention to annex the West Bank district of the Jordan Valley – if he ultimately wins…
Sep 16, 2019
Netanyahu: Three components to ensure Israel’s security
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is steadily working to advance three directives he maintains are vital to ensure both the national security and future of the Jewish State. The final cabinet…
Sep 13, 2019
Widespread criticism of PM’s annexation vow
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi denounced Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s campaign promise to assert Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley, deeming it “a catastrophe.” While Speaking alongside his Luxembourg counterpart…