A guide to the perplexed: What does Israel’s sovereignty move mean?

Where will Israel apply its sovereignty? What will the price be? And why is the Trump plan better than previous proposals?

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The legal basis for applying Israeli law to Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley

Israel has announced that it will apply Israeli civilian law to areas of Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley, (the area renamed “the West Bank” by Jordan after 1948), on or after July 1, 2020. Whereas this is seen by some as a hurried political decision, the more fundamental question is, does Israel have the right to do this under international law? 

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