Government Approves Bill to Annex the Jordan Valley

Published: December 29th, 2013 Likud MK Miri Regev (R), Chair of the Interior Affairs committee, has just jumped over the first hurdle on her path to annexing the Jordan Valley. This may turn out to be the move that killed the "peace" negotiations. Likud MK Miri Regev (R), Chair of the Interior Affairs committee, has just jumped over the first hurdle on her path to annexing the Jordan Valley. This may turn out to be the move that killed the "peace" negotiations. Photo Credit: Photo by Flash90 After almost 47 years in which the entire area conquered in 1967, other than East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, have remained a military occupation zone, this Sunday the Netanyahu government approved a bill that would annex the Jordan Valley. The government ministers' legislation committee approved a bill proposed by MK Miri Regev (Likud), to impose Israeli law over Jewish settlements in the Jordan Valley. 8 ministers voted for, 3 against. The committee chairperson, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, said the bill was irresponsible, and whomever supports it is irresponsible, too. She said it was meant as an assault on the government, since policy regarding the disputed territories is a government matter and should not be handled via private bills. Livni added that the bills' supporters wish to remain in the government despite the fact that it's negotiating for a 2-state solution, and at the same time curry favor with the right wing "extremists." Did we mention already that she called it provocative and irresponsible?

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This may turn out to be the move that killed the "peace" negotiations (We can hope). Likud MK Miri Regev (R), Chair of the Interior Affairs committee, has just jumped over the first hurdle on her path to annexing the Jordan Valley. This may turn out to be the move that killed the "peace" negotiations. 

After almost 47 years in which the entire area conquered in 1967, other than East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, have remained a military occupation zone, this Sunday the Netanyahu government approved a bill that would annex the Jordan Valley. 

The government ministers' legislation committee approved a bill proposed by MK Miri Regev (Likud), to impose Israeli law over Jewish settlements in the Jordan Valley. 

8 ministers voted for, 3 against. The committee chairperson, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, said the bill was irresponsible, and whomever supports it is irresponsible, too. She said it was meant as an assault on the government, since policy regarding the disputed territories is a government matter and should not be handled via private bills. 

Livni added that the bills' supporters wish to remain in the government despite the fact that it's negotiating for a 2-state solution, and at the same time curry favor with the right wing "extremists." Did we mention already that she called it provocative and irresponsible?

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