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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 428

Eugene Kontorovich

Sahrawi children from Western Sahara sit in their classroom in the Smara refugee camp near Tindouf, south-western Algeria, March 4, 2016. (AP/ Toukik Doudou).
December 16, 2020, 10:47 pm
In struggles for West Sahara and West Bank, thorny parallels may loom for Israel
Both places are claimed by one people and occupied by another. Could new US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over one of the territories have impact on the status of the second?
By Raphael Ahren
Tura Winery co-owner Vered Ben Sa’adon, right, and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan, second from left, attend a signing ceremony for a business deal in Dubai, December 7, 2020 (courtesy Tura Winery)
December 9, 2020, 2:48 pm
No labels: Israel’s new Gulf partners seem happy to do business with settlements
Wine from the Golan, olive oil from the West Bank — despite the political sensitivities, companies in UAE and Bahrain appear unfazed about where their trading partners are located
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, greets students as they wave Israeli flags during a ceremony opening the school year in the settlement of Elkana in the West Bank Sunday, Sep. 1, 2019. (Amir Cohen/Pool Photo via AP)
June 26, 2020, 6:19 am
Israel’s annexation bid contradicts its past stance, without legal explanation
PM Begin wanted to leave question of sovereignty over West Bank open, Oslo barred sides from unilaterally changing territory’s status. What justifies the change, and is it legal?
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a conference celebrating US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's declaration about the legality of West Bank settlements in Jerusalem, December 8, 2019 (courtesy Kohelet Policy Forum)
January 8, 2020, 3:17 pm
ICC probe won’t deter Israel from expanding settlements, Netanyahu vows
PM hails DC’s about-face on legality of Israeli towns beyond the Green Line, hints at his wish for Trump win in 2020; Pompeo in video: Our stance on settlements advances peace
By Raphael Ahren
International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda addresses the 18th session of the ICC Assembly of States Parties in The Hague, December 2, 2019. (Courtesy International Criminal Court)
December 26, 2019, 10:07 am
From The Gambia to The Hague: Meet Israel’s new public enemy number one
ICC prosecutor Bensouda’s bid to probe Israel for war crimes is being met with intense hostility, including by reporters highlighting her past work for a brutal African dictator
By Raphael Ahren
Israel Katz attends the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on February 17, 2019. (Sebastian Scheiner/Pool/AFP)
November 12, 2019, 6:26 pm
Israel rejects ‘unacceptable’ EU court decision on settlement labeling
FM Katz vows to prevent implementation of ‘gravely flawed policy,’ argues it contradicts Brussels’ position that peace must be a result of bilateral negotiations, not legal rulings
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative. A hearing of the Court of Justice of the European Union. (Court of Justice of the European Union)
November 12, 2019, 12:35 pm
In landmark ruling, EU’s top court says settlement product labeling mandatory
Palestinians fete decision, urge Europeans not only to label but to ban West Bank goods; EU delegation in Ramat Gan: We still reject ‘any form of boycott or sanctions’ on Israel
By Raphael Ahren
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu observes the Jordan Valley with IDF officers during a tour in 2011. (Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)
September 11, 2019, 6:41 am
How would Netanyahu go about annexing the settlements? An explainer
Technical and legal questions remain, but the PM on Tuesday shed more light on his plans to apply sovereignty to Jewish communities in the West Bank, starting in the Jordan Valley
By Raphael Ahren
Wine barrels age at Psagot Winery, located in a settlement of the same name in the hills of the central West Bank. (Psagot Winery/JTA)
July 30, 2019, 7:21 pm
Israel: Canada ruling on labeling settlement wines ‘encouraging’ BDS
Foreign Ministry vows to challenge Ontario court’s decision that products manufactured by Israelis in West Bank can no longer be marked ‘Made in Israel’
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
Barrels at an Israeli winery in the West Bank settlement of Psagot, February 11, 2014. (AP/ Dan Balilty/File)
July 29, 2019, 10:29 pm
Settlement wines cannot be labeled ‘Made in Israel,’ Canadian court rules
Pro-Palestinian activists cheer as Federal Court says current marking of Shiloh and Psagot wines as Israeli products is ‘false, misleading and deceptive’
By Raphael Ahren
An Israeli flag flutters above the wreckage of a tank on a hill in the Golan Heights overlooking the border with Syria on October 18, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jalaa Marey)
March 28, 2019, 3:01 pm
Did Netanyahu just endorse the acquisition of territory by force?
As PM asserts Israel can keep land captured in defensive wars, one Israeli legal scholar insists Golan still belongs to Syria, but argues that the West Bank’s status is debatable
By Raphael Ahren
An old Israeli tank with a flag overlooking the Syrian town of Quneitra in the Golan Heights on February 11, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
July 18, 2018, 7:39 pm
US House panel considers recognizing Israeli annexation of Golan Heights
Florida Republican Ron DeSantis convenes subcommittee of Oversight Committee for hearing, but no legislation pending
By JTA
US President Donald Trump makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, New York, on December 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
December 4, 2017, 9:36 pm
Trump missing embassy waiver deadline by a few days is no big deal, experts say
Though some say there might a political cost, ex-US envoy to Israel Dan Shapiro, who had a hand in 1995 law, says ‘not too many lawyers’ will argue waiver is void if signed late
By Eric Cortellessa and Raphael Ahren
A Jewish settler looks at the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, from the E-1 area on the eastern outskirts of Jerusalem, on December 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Sebastian Schooner/File)
October 5, 2017, 12:07 am
By backing ‘Greater Jerusalem’ bill, is PM leaning toward annexing settlements?
Comments by Netanyahu on a visit to Ma’ale Adumin this week were interpreted by some as a major move toward annexation. The true picture is a little foggier
By Raphael Ahren and Jacob Magid
US President Donald Trump speaks to House and Senate GOP lawmakers at the annual policy retreat in Philadelphia, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
February 3, 2017, 10:14 am
On Israel-Palestine, Trump might end up another George W. Bush
Seeking to seal ‘ultimate deal,’ new president is not rushing to dramatic changes. He doesn’t mind Israel building in settlements blocs, but could soon push for two-state solution
By Raphael Ahren
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