Oslo accords

Smotritch suggested the dismantling of the PA in favor of creating a new military administration to govern the area, with the ultimate aim of applying full Israeli sovereignty over the region.

In many ways, this makes Judea and Samaria a new Israeli region, similar to Gush Dan or Shfela, thus preventing any territorial concession, let alone the creation of a Palestinian state.

After 33 years in diplomacy, Israel’s Gil Haskel says the country has more friends than its media reflects - and offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the handshakes that shape foreign policy.

Newly approved measures will remove land-sale restrictions, expand enforcement in Areas A and B, and renew state-led land acquisition in the West Bank.

The process of gradual annexation of the West Bank has been underway in small or medium steps since 2023 and has accelerated since Netanyahu fired Gallant in November 2024.

Israel’s offers for peace are met with resistance, as many Palestinians prioritize the country’s destruction.

The powers were withdrawn and transferred to the Administration following the rejection of a planned roofing project by the municipality and the Muslim Waqf.

The Oslo Accords taught Israel a painful lesson: peace is not secured through documents alone. It is measured through sincerity, education, and genuine shifts in worldview. 

Many American Jews, remain frozen in the amber of 1990s Oslo optimism. Living far from the bombs, insulated by distance and liberal universalism.

Strock reserved some of her sharpest criticism for the PA security forces, which Western governments – including the US – have long supported as a stabilizing partner.