Ministers Approve Jordan Valley Annexation

Arutz Sheva ^ | 29/12/13 | Gil Ronon & Ari Soffer

[Eleutheria5]

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation voted Sunday in favor of a bill that would annex the Jordan Valley and place it under full Israeli sovereignty.

Four ministers voted in favor of the draft law, which was proposed Likud MK Miri Regev. Three opposed it.

Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who is in charge of “peace negotiations” with the Palestinian Authority (PA) attacked the ministers who voted for the bill, and called it “an irresponsible proposal that will harm Israel and isolate it.”

"Some of those who supported the bill would have opposed it, if they had known it would pass,” she added. “They are taking advantage of the fact that I will file an appeal and do the work for them.”

Livni also attacked MK Regev, saying: “I have no respect for the bill nor for its proposer.”

Minister Gideon Saar fired back at Livni, asking her “by what right” she is talking in this way.

The Ministerial Committee for Legislation decides which proposed bills will enjoy the support of the Coalition. Bills it approves are likely to pass in the plenum. However, Livni's appeal means that the the Committee will vote on the bill again in the coming weeks.

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[okie01]

Annexation and exercise of sovereignty over the Jordan Valley strikes me as a highly provocative act ith potentially dangerous ramifications for all concerned.

It suggests that Israel might also pursue a "one-nation solution".

Could this be a negotiation chip in the current talks?

Could it be designed to express Israel's independence from America's misguided policies? And might it flush Obama's Muslim sympathies out of the weeds and into the open?

Moreover, might it be designed to force Arab countries to choose sides -- in hat might be a totally unexpected pattern? The act will certainly raise Iran's hackles. But are there any Arab countries in the neighborhood who will pay more than lip service to the Palestinians.

It strikes me that, under the current circumstances, the environment strongly favors an aggressive Israeli policy toward Palestine.

[Former Fetus]

Praise the Lord! What will be the status of the rest of Judea and Samaria? Any chance they may annex all of it?

[Eleutheria5]

Give it time. This whole self-assertion thing is new to Israeli dealings with the US. Long overdue, but still new.