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Jerusalem must make clear that it will protect itself.
January 13, 2022
If it does, it could risk creating a second Gaza.
Pursuant to the Oslo Accords, the territory liberated from Jordan during the Six-Day War is divided into three zones, apart from Jerusalem: Area A, administered directly by the Palestinian Authority (PA); Area B, jointly administered by Israel and the PA; and Area C, to remain under Israeli control pending further negotiations. Together, Areas A and B are home the vast majority of the West Bank’s Palestinians, while Area C contains its entire Jewish population. Gershon Hacohen explains the different attitudes Israel prime ministers have taken to Area the last zone, and expresses concern over what it might do next:
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Login or SubscribeJerusalem must make clear that it will protect itself.
If it does, it could risk creating a second Gaza.
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