Knesset passes non-binding motion on Judea and Samaria sovereignty

The Israeli Knesset has just made a move that reverberates far beyond the chamber’s walls. On Wednesday, 71 of its 120 members passed a non-binding resolution endorsing Israeli sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley. Only 13 dissented. This is no mere parliamentary gesture; it is a bold assertion of historical truth and national resolve, rooted in a reality too often obscured by the obfuscations of international diplomacy.

The resolution, spearheaded by Dan Illouz (Likud), Simcha Rothman (Religious Zionism), Limor Son Har-Melech (Otzma Yehudit), and Oded Forer (Yisrael Beiteinu), declares with unapologetic clarity: "Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley are an inseparable part of the Land of Israel, the historic, cultural and spiritual homeland of the Jewish people." 

It goes further, anchoring this claim in the deep soil of history: "Centuries and millennia before the establishment of the modern state, the forefathers and prophets of the nation lived and acted in these regions. Here, the foundations of Jewish faith and culture were laid. Cities like Hebron, Shechem (Nablus), Shiloh and Beit El are not merely historical sites, they are living expressions of the continuous Jewish presence in the land."

This was a Hatza'a l'Seder Yom, a "suggestion for discussion" in Knesset parlance, a resolution that carries no legal obligation but sends a signal as clear as a desert sunrise. Illouz, speaking to JNS, minced no words: "For the first time ever, the Knesset is expressing official support for the application of Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. The message that came out of the plenary is clear: Judea and Samaria are not a bargaining chip—they are the heart of our country." 

He pressed the point: "This is not a symbolic statement but the beginning of a national decision. The world does not respect evasions, but a clear stand on our right to the Land of Israel. The time for sovereignty has come." Here is a nation refusing to barter its heritage for the approval of a world that too often prefers platitudes to principles.

The resolution's resonance extends beyond the Knesset. Israel Ganz, head of the Binyamin Regional Council and chairman of the Yesha Council, framed it as "clear and undeniable evidence of the national will to realize our values and our right to our land." He called the vote "a significant milestone on the path toward advancing the strategic step that will fortify the security of the entire State of Israel," before issuing a direct challenge: "I now call on the government of Israel: Turn this decision into reality on the ground." The Sovereignty Movement, founded in 2010 by Nadia Matar and Yehudit Katzover, hailed it as the fruit of relentless advocacy: "Years of activity, statements, rallies, conferences, articles, journals, programs and proposals have ripened into the historic parliamentary step we witnessed today."

This is not a new conversation. The Netanyahu government, like its predecessor, has toyed with sovereignty over Judea, Samaria, or at least the Jordan Valley, with expectations peaking in 2020 before the Abraham Accords shifted the regional calculus. Nor is this the Knesset's first foray. On May 28, a similar non-binding declaration passed, albeit with only 15 coalition lawmakers present. On February 21, 2024, a resounding 99-11 vote rejected unilateral Palestinian statehood, dismissing "international diktats regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians." The message is consistent: Israel will not be dictated to. The Netanyahu government’s actions, approving 41,709 housing units and 50 new Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria since December 2022, suggest a determination to cement this reality on the ground.

Yet, predictably, the international chorus of disapproval was swift. Nine Islamic and Arab states: Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the UAE, alongside the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the Palestinian Authority, issued a joint condemnation via Qatar’s Foreign Ministry. They decried the resolution as a "blatant and unacceptable violation of international law and a flagrant breach of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions." 

The Palestinian Authority’s deputy head, Hussein al-Sheikh, went further, calling it a "direct assault on the rights of the Palestinian people but also a dangerous escalation that undermines the prospects for peace, stability, and the two-state solution based on negotiation." He added: "These unilateral Israeli actions blatantly violate international law and the ongoing international consensus regarding the status of the occupied Palestinian territories, including the West Bank." One might ask: which international consensus? The one that ignores Jewish history while sanctifying every grievance against it?

This vote follows a Sovereignty Conference on Monday, where hundreds of Israelis, including ministers and lawmakers, gathered to press for extending Israeli law over territories liberated in the 1967 Six-Day War. Organized by MKs Illouz, Keti Shitrit, Moshe Passal, Ariel Kallner, and Avichai Boaron, it was a deliberate push to force the government’s hand. Israel has also warned European nations that unilateral recognition of Palestinian statehood could trigger further sovereignty moves—a diplomatic shot across the bow.

What we see here is a nation asserting its historical and moral claim against a world that often prefers Israel to shrink rather than stand tall. The resolution may not bind the government, but it lays bare a truth: Judea and Samaria are not chips to be traded in some geopolitical casino.

They are, as Illouz said, "the heart of our country." The question now is whether Israel will act on this conviction or allow the cacophony of international condemnation to drown it out. History, one suspects, is watching closely.

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IDF virginizes Islamic Jihad's Jenin terror honcho

In a move that should surprise no one paying attention, Israeli security forces took out Noor Beitawi, the head honcho of Palestinian Islamic Jihad’s terrorist network in Jenin, in a Nablus operation on Friday. 

The IDF didn’t mince words, calling Beitawi the mastermind behind a slew of terrorist plots, bankrolling and orchestrating attacks on Israeli civilians and security personnel like it was his day job. Apparently, he was also cozy with Hamas bigwigs in Gaza and beyond, because why not network with the worst of the worst?

The IDF laid it out: Beitawi was funneling cash to terror cells in Jenin and nearby villages, recruiting goons, arming them to the teeth, and overseeing a bomb-making operation aimed at Israeli soldiers. This guy wasn’t just a cog in the machine—he was the whole darn engine. Wanted for months, he tried to pull a fast one, fleeing Jenin for Nablus after a counter-terrorism op in northern Samaria. Spoiler alert: it didn’t work out for him.

Thanks to some sharp intel from the Shin Bet, Israeli forces tracked Beitawi to a hideout in Nablus, surrounded the place, and sent him and another terrorist to the great beyond. “Israeli security forces will continue to act against terrorism in Judea and Samaria to ensure the security of Israeli citizens,” the IDF said, sounding like they mean business. 

Since “Operation Iron Wall” kicked off on Jan. 21, the IDF’s been on a tear, taking out over 100 terrorists, nabbing 320 wanted suspects, and seizing 450 weapons in Judea and Samaria. They’ve also dismantled hundreds of IEDs, pipe bombs, and blown up bomb labs and weapons caches like it’s a demolition derby. Since the Hamas-led atrocity fest on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli forces have neutralized over 700 terrorists in the region, including 36 high-ranking dirtbags from various terror groups. 

Meanwhile, the hits keep coming. On Thursday, terrorists pelted an Israeli car and bus with rocks near Na’ama in the Jordan Valley, lightly injuring a baby. A baby. Let that sink in. The infant got medical attention on-site, but the sheer gall of these attacks is enough to make your blood boil. Just a day earlier, two people were seriously wounded in a terrorist attack near the Reihan Crossing, and in the Hebron Hills, another genius tried to ram Israeli troops before coming at them with a knife. He’s not around to tell the tale.

According to Rescuers Without Borders, Palestinian terrorists targeted Israeli Jews in Judea and Samaria a staggering 6,343 times in 2024. That’s not a typo. Twenty-seven Israelis were murdered, and over 300 were wounded. This isn’t a game—it’s a relentless war on civilians, and Israel’s not sitting back sipping coffee while it happens. Keep swinging, IDF.

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Terrorist sympathizer and CNN host claims unarmed Israeli family killed in a "shootout"

When you hear the word "shootout" you think of two sides firing at each other with weapons. Bullets fly in both directions and there's usually a sense of an equal chance of victory to both sides. But when a fake news, anti-Zionist, Jew-hating "reporter" calls the execution of a Jewish family in Israel a "shootout," fake news has reached a new and more disgusting level.

Last week the Compromised News Network's Christiane Amanpour claimed that members of the British-Israeli Dee family were "killed in a shootout." HonestReporting, a media watchdog organization, showed video of Amanpour making the claim about mother Lucy Dee and her daughters Maya and Rina.

The media watchdog noted, “A shootout is two sides firing at each other. A mother and her two daughters were shot at close range by Palestinian terrorists.”

But people like Amanpour don't see terrorist acts as terror, they see it as freedom fighters that fight for their cause.

Terrorist in training

The Jerusalem Post reported that the Israeli Consulate in Atlanta intends to send a letter of complaint to the Crappy News Nitwits. It's doubtful that they'll apologize or do anything about their so called reporter, but to do nothing would be a crime. The outlet also said that the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed they are working on the letter.

The murders of the Dee mother and daughters occurred over the Passover holiday as they drove through the Jordan Valley and terrorists fired multiple rounds at their car, shooting them over 20 times. 

Tell us, Amanpour, how the hell is that considered to be a shootout?

The family patriarch, Rabbi Leo Dee, told HonestReporting that he demands an apology, The Jerusalem Post reported.

“This is the perfect example of ‘terror journalism,’ where you have moral equivalence between the terrorist and victim,” Rabbi Dee told The Post. “This type of journalism perpetuates the conflict in the Middle East,” he added. “The real cycle of violence is a comment like this followed by a terrorist atrocity and then more of the same.”

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