Israel Matzav

Labor seeks to stop Jordan Valley annexation

A bill preventing Israel from unilaterally annexing territories will be brought to the Ministerial Committee for Legislation for discussion on Sunday and will be brought to a Knesset vote next Wednesday.

The "Two States Bill," proposed by Labor MK Hilik Bar, is a response to Likud MK Miri Regev's bill proposal to annex the Jordan Valley and apply Israeli law there.

The bill also requires that the final status of Judea and Samaria be determined only within the framework of a two-state solution agreement with the Palestinians.

The bill was a joint effort of Bar, the grassroots movement OneVoice and diplomacy experts, and was signed by MKs from Labor, Meretz and Shas.

Annexing the Jordan Valley would "sabotage Israel in the diplomatic negotiations, harm the efforts of the prime minister to come to a two state solution, deepen the rift that already exists between us and the US, and permanently destroy the chances for the two state solution, which is the only solution that will guarantee Israel’s future as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state," a statement issued by Labor said.

Bar, the chairman of the Knesset Caucus to Resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, said the bill will determine "once and for all" whether the coalition parties were for or against the two-state solution.

Labels: Israel's suicidal Left, Jordan Valley, Labor party

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