Tuesday, September 22, 2020

Peace for Peace? Or Peace for Planning Freeze?

by Hillel Fendel

Trump meets with UAE president Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (Credit: Reuters)

In light of worrying "construction freeze" indications from the direction of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, the Yesha Council is taking action. Responding to his apparent signals to effectively freeze Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria, the Council announced this month the launching of a special campaign to pressure him and his government to issue building permits. Such permits can only be done by the Planning Council, which the prime minister has not convened in over six months. 

Monday, September 21, 2020

Open Letter to Friends of Judea & Samaria

Originally published in myesha.org.il, translated by Hillel Fendel

Jordan Valley

To our residents in Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley, and to the friends throughout Israel and the Diaspora supporting the enterprise to return the Jewish people to this land -