The Case for Annexing the West Bank, and Its Problems
Annexing the Jordan Valley might be a better alternative.
October 31, 2024
The Case for Annexing the West Bank, and Its Problems
Annexing the Jordan Valley might be a better alternative.
In 2020, when the Israeli government was considering annexation of parts of the West Bank, Mosaic held a symposium on the topic. This proposal then gave way to the Abraham Accords, but the underlying problems remain, and look very different in light of the events of the past year. David M. Friedman, the former U.S. ambassador to Israel, was deeply involved in those diplomatic proceedings, and has now written a serious book making the case for the simplest solution: Israeli annexation of all of Judea and Samaria.
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