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Judea and Samaria leaders hail Trump, eye sovereignty push

Donald Trump's victory on Nov. 5 was widely welcomed in the area's Jewish communities.

Jewish sovereignty needs to be extended over every inch of Jewish land

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French olim arrive in Samaria on Oct. 7 anniversary

"The Land of Israel is the safest place," one of the immigrants from Paris said.

These people are so inspiring. They walk the walk. We should all be moving to Israel. And Samaria IS, like Judea, in the absolute heartland of Israel.

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IDF expands Judea and Samaria security guards authority

The order allows for a search of every "person's body, vehicles, baggage and other goods at the entry point to the community."

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Samaria Council launches campaign for Gaza resettlement

In August 2005, Israel unilaterally disengaged from the Strip, removing thousands of Jews from their homes.

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IDF soldiers: 'Lessons of October 7 not learned in Judea and Samaria'

'At least 1000 infiltrators cross into Israeli territory every week without the IDF intervening so far. The wall is worth nothing,' IDF surveillance post operators warn.

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Elder Of Ziyon - To the pioneers of Judea and Samaria, "people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, and do"

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IDF eliminates Shalit deal terrorist involved in Judea, Samaria, attacks

IDF announces that Nael Sakhl, a senior Hamas terrorist who was freed in the 2011 'Shalit deal,' was eliminated in Gaza.

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Smotrich details ‘mega-dramatic' shift to tighten control of Judea and Samaria

"We are in the middle of a huge job right now to implement a completely new enforcement system in the Civil Administration," the finance minister said.

He is correct.

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Israeli forces conclude 18-hour counterterror op in Samaria

Forces discovered and destroyed an explosives laboratory where more than 80 bombs were found, according to the IDF.

There are no “innocent Palestinians” - that couldn’t be more true. Even those that aren’t “officially” terrorists support terrorists, or engage in the same behavior.

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Israeli wounded in northern Samaria terror bombing

Terrorists threw an explosive device at the car carrying five residents of Homesh, one of whom had survived a prior attack in the same area.

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Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: Ich bin a “Violent Settler”

Who is affected by Biden's Executive Order on Imposing Certain Sanctions on Persons Undermining Peace, Security, and Stability in the West Bank?

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The Fraudulent Case Against ‘Violent Settlers’

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IDF kills 3 terrorists in Jenin hospital, thwarting imminent attacks

Palestinian terrorists have long used the medical center as a base to plan and carry out terror attacks, according to the IDF.

They will never stop, so we HAVE to stop them

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Over 2,600 terror attacks in Judea and Samaria since Oct. 7

Palestinian terrorists in Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley have killed five civilians and wounded many others since Oct. 7.

People don’t seem to understand that the terrorist attacks have continued constant since October 7. Which is why the IDF has to do its job and Jill every single last terrorist, while putting Jewish lives above Palestinian “civilians.”

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New threat: Terror tunnels discovered in Judea and Samaria

The Caroline Glick Show “IN-FOCUS”

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Why Israel is entitled in law to the "West Bank"

On Tuesday, I took part in Times Radio’s breakfast show to discuss that day’s news with my fellow columnist Hugo Rifkind and presenters Aasmah Mir and Stig Abell.

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Destroying Jewish History: Palestinian Authority building neighborhood on Joshua's Altar site

A construction vehicle was confiscated after an inspector found that the Palestinian Authority had begun paving roads on the ruins of the historic site.

WHY does the weak and pats grid Israeli government continually allow Arabs to destroy Jewish history?

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Ben-Gvir isn't being racist: West Bank security is paramount

Until a political solution emerges for this area coveted by two peoples, the safety of Israeli lives does take precedence over the unlimited freedom of access for Palestinians.

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Settling every inch of the land in the historic Land of Israel

Any division between Judea and Samaria and the rest of Israel is artificial and not reflective of history, justice, or truth.

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Samaria leader presents plan to boost Jewish population

Yossi Dagan called on PM Netanyahu to adopt his plan as a way to resolve the "national crisis of overcrowding in the center of the country."

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There is no such thing as an Israeli ‘settler’ in the West Bank

Jews meet the UN definition of indigenous people. Therefore, they are not “settlers,” and the places they live are not “settlements.” So why are there “Arab villages” but “Jewish settlements?”

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Israeli Settlements Are Not Illegal - Tablet Magazine

A response to Nathaniel Berman

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I Have a Right to Live in Judea and Samaria

Israeli ‘settlers’ should not have to justify their existence

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Palestinians Build A Mosque, Destroying An Ancient Jewish Fortress In Samaria

Over the weekend, the Palestinian Authority buried the ancient Hasmonean fortress "Tel Aroma" under thousands of tons of dirt and destroyed many antiquities.

First the destruction at the Temple Mount, and now this. KICK the Palestinians out of Israel, and yes, Judea and Samaria are Israel, if they are going to continue to destroy Jewish history, and worse, Jewish lives. They have no history of their own and ALL they do is destroy.

Of course the weak Israeli government will again do nothing at all.

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Elder Of Ziyon - The EU is allergic to the historical word "Samaria"

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Knesset repeals 2005 act on West Bank settlement pullout

  The Knesset on Tuesday voted 31-18 to repeal articles of the 2005 Gaza Disengagement Law banning Israelis from entering

This is great news. Now all they have to do is help Israelis move back to those communities safely.

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Elder Of Ziyon - German tourists who were almost lynched in Nablus pleaded with attackers, "Don't hurt us! We aren't Jews!"

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Ancient ruins obliterated: PA Arabs pave road over First Temple relics, burial caves

Sebastia National Park in Samaria once again targeted by those seeking to deny ancient Jewish presence in Israel.

Bastards. Why do the Israelis let these animals get away with this? It is the history of the entire Jewish people. If the Israeli government can’t stop this, the rest of us should do whatever we can to stop it.

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In response to terror attack: Hundreds of Israelis Start New Settlement in the West Bank

In the second terrorist attack in as many days, one American-Israeli man was killed. Hamas responded by saying that this is not enough and that they will con...

This is how you do it. They need to learn that there are consequences for every single terrorist attack and that our land is exactly that: JEWISH land. Ever inch of it.

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Elder Of Ziyon - List of things that we WON'T see from the US government and media after an American citizen was murdered in Judea

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Jews return to Evyatar outpost in wake of terror attack

Israeli security forces were in the process of evacuating those staying at the site on Monday morning.

We should be living in every inch of Israel.

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The Gigantic Scam of the 'Occupied Territories'

Who owns the land, any land?

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Israel moves to reverse 2005 Disengagement, starting in “West Bank”

Yossi Dagan: "It is impossible to describe the excitement that comes as an injustice that has gone on for years is corrected.”

This is a VERY good start and B”H it will continue. It was ALWAYS a (big) mistake to disengage. Or pretend that they ever could disengage form Judea and Samaria.

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Netanyahu rejects Biden admin call to ‘pause’ Judea and Samaria construction

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly made the request during his visit last week to Israel in a bid to de-escalate tensions amid rampant Palestinian terrorism.

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Palestinian Authority promotes homes on Jewish archeological site

"Joshua's Altar is a site with historical significance, one of the sole remains dating all the way back to the period when the Children of Israel first settled the Land," said Samaria Regional Council Chairman Yossi Dagan.

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Cabinet poised to give nod to formal recognition of unauthorized settlements

  The government is poised to vote on a series of measures aimed at retroactively approving dozens of unauthorized outposts

I’m starting to really love this new government.

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Pilgrimage to Joseph's Tomb an increasingly perilous journey

Every visit to the Jewish holy site in Nablus since March has been attacked by terrorists.

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Elder Of Ziyon - Palestinians in Hebron celebrate the murder of a Jew

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They are animals. Any talk about “both sides” being morally equal in ANY AAY, is just an excuse to legitimize the murder of innocent Jews.

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Watch: Police stand by as Arabs shoot ball bearings at Jewish protester

Police distributed tickets to Jews protesting recent attacks as Arabs threw rocks and fired ball bearings.

Is Israel a Jewish state or not? When will it’s government start putting Jewish lives first?

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Six Day War: Israel's victory marred by indecision over what comes next

The day after the Six Day War, Israel lacked a grand strategy for the lands that had fallen under its control.

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Elder Of Ziyon - When an elevator to help the disabled is a “racist Judaization crime"

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Terror attack foiled in Samaria | Israel National News

Arab man planning to attack Jews with an axe captured in Samaria. Suicide note revealed his plans to massacre Jews.

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Elder Of Ziyon - Israeli Arabs are buying houses in the West Bank. Why aren't they "illegal settlers"?

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Joseph's Tomb repaired in covert dawn mission

  A construction team from the Samaria Regional Council snuck into the Joseph's Tomb compound early Wednesday morning to repair

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'The writing was on the wall': Here's how the terrorist came in | Israel National News

Bnei Brak terrorist came through a breach in the security fence - that Samaria leader Yossi Dagan has been warning about for years.

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Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News: Jews legally buy another apartment in Silwan from an Arab, as Palestinians fume at the seller

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Israel: European MEPs Will Fight EU’s Funding of PA’s Illegal Takeover of Area C

The EU is enabling and funding the Fayyad Plan to take over Judea & Samaria.

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Pirate Palestinian quarry chips away at ancient aqueduct

  An illegal Palestinian quarry in Gush Etzion is causing gradual damage to a major archaeological site – an ancient

These people have no respect for history, culture, life or anything else that the rest of us care about.

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What Worked in the Golan Will Work in Judea and Samaria

A general view shows the town of Majdal Shams near the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria in the Golan …

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Why Rename Judea and Samaria?

A view shows Palestinian houses in the West Bank village of Wadi Fukin as the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit …

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‘Who Could Do Such a Thing?’: Family and Friends Mourn Death of Esther Horgen, Israeli Mother Found Murdered in Forest Near Home

Esther Horgen, the Israeli mother of six killed in a suspected terror attack near her Tal Menashe home. Photo: Courtesy …

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Murder in Samaria: 'She was a woman full of life, full of light' - Israel National News

Elazar Roth, head of Tel Menashe's first-response team, describes searches for missing mother of six who was found murdered.

Why do we still allow these vile monsters to murder our people?

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'Esther was murdered with monstrous cruelty' - Inside Israel - Israel National News

52-year-old mother of six Esther Horgan, who was murdered by an Arab terrorist while jogging, will be laid to rest this morning.

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The New York Times uneasily admits that the "West Bank" is Judea

.The New York Times has an interesting article about Israelis managing to harvest dates from the famous Judean date palm, planted with seeds that are over 2000 years old:

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Why The West Bank Is Not ‘Palestinian’ Land

The community of Beit El in Judea and Samaria. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. “Who can challenge the rights of the Jews …

“Yet the Post isn’t alone in de facto deciding in favor of Palestinian claims. An August 14, 2020 Vox article by Alex Ward (“Kamala Harris’s foreign policy, explained”) incorrectly asserted that the Jewish National Fund (JNF) “played a major role in pushing Palestinians out of their lands to make way for the State of Israel.” This is, in every sense, ahistorical.

In fact, Jews are from Judea and Samaria, an area that only in the last half-century or so has been referred to as the “West Bank.” The Jewish presence in the land of Israel predates that of the Arab and Islamic conquests in the 7th century — by thousands of years. Further, that presence has been continuous. Indeed, in Jerusalem, for example, Jews constituted a majority of the inhabitants since the 1840s — long before the 1901 creation of the JNF.

Another important but omitted fact: much of the land that Jews acquired was purchased from Arabs, including from several notable Palestinian Arab families. As the historian Benny Morris noted in his 2008 book 1948: “A giant question mark hangs over the ethos of the Palestinian Arab elite: Husseinis, as well as Nashashibis, Khalidis, Dajanis, and Tamimis … sold land to the Zionist institutions and/or served as Zionist agents or spies.” These families, many of whom would lead opposition to the existence of Israel and the right of Jewish self-determination, secretly sold land to the very movement that they denounced”

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'I hope sovereignty is a matter of when, not if,' says former US envoy

Former US Special Representative for Middle East Affairs Jason Greenblatt on Wednesday called on those who opposed the suspension of

If Israel doesn’t extend sovereignty, it will be one of the biggest mistakes it’s ever made.

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Israel News: 24,000 Palestinians now work in ‘settlements’ at double the local wage

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Netanyahu Says Work on Annexation Map Has Begun: ‘We Are Turning Parts of the Homeland in Judea and Samaria Into Part of the State of Israel Forever’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a statement to the media at the start of his Likud party faction meeting …