Sunday, December 1, 2013

Creeping Toward Palestinian Statehood. By Louis René Beres.

Creeping toward Palestinian statehood. By Louis René Beres. Washington Times, November 28, 2013.

Core Roots of Palestinian Terrorism. By Louis René Beres. NJBR, August 14, 2013.

The Legal Basis of Israel’s Rights in the Disputed Territories. By Alan Baker. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, January 8, 2013. Also here.

Open letter to John Kerry. By Alan Baker. Israel Hayom, November 11, 2013. Also here.

The legal case for Judea and Samaria. By Nadav Shragai. Israel Hayom, December 13, 2013.


Beres and Baker:

Above all, Jerusalem must argue vigorously against new European Union guidelines, insisting that Palestine’s borders never be based upon pre-1967 lines. In the words of an Israeli legal expert, Ambassador Alan Baker: “The legality of the presence of Israel’s communities in [Judea and Samaria] stems from the historic, indigenous and legal rights of the Jewish people to settle in the area, granted pursuant to valid and binding international legal instruments, recognized and accepted by the international community. These rights cannot be denied or placed in question.” Accordingly, Jerusalem should clearly affirm that Israeli settlement activity is recognizably consistent with international law.