Israel Gives Itself More Control Over West Bank, Clearing Barriers to Settlement
#West Bank #Israeli Settlements #Security Cabinet #Oslo Accords #Annexation #Palestinian Territory #Land Acquisition
📌 Key Takeaways
- Israel's security cabinet approved measures to simplify land purchases by Jews in the West Bank.
- The policy changes aim to remove bureaucratic obstacles that previously hindered settlement expansion.
- Critics and international observers warn that these actions violate the Oslo Accords and international law.
- The move is seen by many as a significant step toward the de facto annexation of Palestinian territories.
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🏷️ Themes
Geopolitics, Land Rights, International Law
📚 Related People & Topics
Annexation
Concept in political science
Annexation, in international law, is the forcible acquisition and assertion of legal title over one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. In current international law, it is generally held to be an illegal act. It is distinct from the concepts of...
Oslo Accords
1990s Israeli–Palestinian peace agreements
The Oslo Accords are a pair of interim agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993; and the Oslo II Accord, signed in Taba, Egypt, in 1995. They marked the start of the Oslo process, a peace process aimed at achiev...
West Bank
Palestinian territory occupied by Israel
The West Bank is on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia's Levant region, it is bordered by Jordan an...
Israeli settlement
Israeli communities built on land occupied in the 1967 Six-Day War
Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively of Jewish identity or ethnicity, and have been constructed on lands that Israel has militarily occup...
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- 🏢 West Bank (6 shared articles)
- 🌐 Israel (4 shared articles)
- 🌐 Palestine (3 shared articles)
- 🌐 Settlement (2 shared articles)
- 👤 Donald Trump (2 shared articles)
- 🏢 Spatial planning (1 shared articles)
- 🌐 Israeli system of government (1 shared articles)
- 👤 Cabinet of Israel (1 shared articles)
- 🌐 Property law (1 shared articles)
- 👤 Palestinian Authority (1 shared articles)
📄 Original Source Content
Actions by the security cabinet make it easier for Jews to buy land from Palestinians. Critics say the changes violate the Oslo Accords and international law and accelerate attempts to annex the territory.