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  • Why is the Jewish leadership silent on Israeli sovereignty?

    Steve Frank|Jun 5, 2020

    JNS) — The most pressing issue facing Israel and American Jews is whether the newly-formed Netanyahu-Gantz unity government will extend Israeli sovereignty over portions of the West Bank as it has pledged to do. It is widely anticipated that such a move will be announced by July 1. The proposed action has generated considerable controversy among those who enthusiastically favor such a plan and those who vehemently oppose the idea. It is not surprising that, among American Jewish groups, the usual suspects have come out to denounce the p...

  • 'I am not a Jew with trembling knees'

    Steve Frank|May 29, 2020

    (JNS) — On July 1, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce plans to extend Israeli sovereignty over portions of the West Bank (Judea and Samaria) containing the vast majority of Israeli settlements. This territory comprises 30 percent of the West Bank. The remaining land, where most Palestinians reside, will be reserved for an independent Palestinian state under the Trump peace plan should the Palestinian people and its leadership choose to live in peace side-by-side next to the Jewish state. Although Israeli’s ant...

  • The 'deal of the century' illuminates a century-old conflict

    Steve Frank|Feb 7, 2020

    (JNS)—The Trump administration has just released the long-anticipated “deal of the century,” designed to resolve the seemingly intractable Arab-Israeli conflict. Before commenting on the plan, everyone should actually read it. It is a remarkably comprehensive document spelling out the concrete steps necessary to bring to reality the long sought-after two-state solution to the conflict. We shall not see another such prospect for peace and prosperity in the region in our lifetime. Unfortunately, this creative proposal is dead on arrival. Altho...