And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit
either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels
land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them
of this land in the future.
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.
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EZEKIEL 47:13-23,48:1-35
13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.
17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
18 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
19 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.
20 The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
22 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
1 Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
10 And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.
11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
12 And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
13 And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.
15 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
16 And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
18 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
19 And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.
21 And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.
30 And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
31 And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
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United States Secretary of State John Kerry has offered Israel the release of Jonathan Pollard, Channel 10 News reported on Friday.According to the report, Kerry’s offer was made as part of the
discussions surrounding the upcoming planned release of 26 terrorists
from Israeli jails as a “gesture” to Palestinian Authority chairman
Mahmoud Abbas.Kol Yisrael radio, which also reported about Kerry’s offer,
said it relates to the fourth stage of the terrorist release and is
conditional upon Israel agreeing to release Israeli Arabs who have
committed acts of terrorism.Israeli officials were quoted by both outlets as having said that
they believe the idea has not been cleared with President Barack Obama
and as such were doubtful that the offer would actually be implemented.Pollard’s release has been tied in the past week with recent revelations by documents leaked by Edward Snowden that the United States conducted surveillance on Israeli leaders.
In recent days there have been calls by Israeli Knesset Members for the United States to free Pollard in the wake of these revelations, which said that American and British intelligence agencies tapped the communications of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Defense Minister Ehud Barak, among other foreign leaders.Channel 2 reported this week that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will officially demand the release of Pollard from the U.S.The unconfirmed report said that Netanyahu will ask for Pollard's release in one of two frameworks: either for another exchange of more Arab terrorist prisoners, or as part of agreeing to the interim deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.Officials in the White House later said that Obama has no immediate plans to release Pollard and that he "stands behind what he said just before his visit to Israel.”Before his visit to Israel last March, Obama said in an interview with Channel 2 that Pollard “has been serving his time. There is a justice system that allows for periodic review and the way I as president function here is to try and make sure that I am following the basic rules of that review.”Obama said at the time he has "no plans for releasing Jonathan Pollard immediately but what I am going to be doing is to make sure that he is accorded the same kinds of review as others. I recognize the emotions involved in this. One of the strengths of the Israeli people is that you think about your people wherever they are.”MKs from across the political spectrum attended a special Knesset session Wednesday in a public call on Obama for the release of Pollard.(Arutz Sheva’s North American Desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
The Palestinian Authority
(PA) has appealed to the United States to block a new Israeli plan to
build hundreds of additional homes in Judea and Samaria, the PA’s top
negotiator said Friday, according to The Associated Press (AP).The comments by Saeb Erekat come in the wake of reports that Israel plans to publish tenders for the sale of 1,400 housing
units in Judea and Samaria, parallel to next week’s release of 26
terrorist prisoners from Israeli jails.Erekat said that in a late-night
meeting Thursday with U.S. envoy
Martin Indyk, PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas "asked for U.S. intervention to
stop the Israeli government from issuing new settlement decisions in
order to save the peace process and the American efforts.”NRG/Maariv
on Thursday quoted diplomatic sources as saying
600-700 homes will be sold in Jerusalem, apparently in Ramat Shlomo, and
the rest of the units marketed will be in Judea and Samaria, most
likely inside the “settlement blocs.”The announcement will come despite
requests by both the United States and the EU that Israel refrain from
announcing new construction at the present time.Previous announcements
on construction raised the ire of the PA, which demanded that Israel cancel any tenders it has issued for new construction or the talks would be over.The PA has repeatedly slammed
Israel’s planned construction in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem, despite
the fact that it was informed in advance that Israel will continue to
build as talks continue. The areas in which Israel plans to build are
areas that even the PA has previously accepted will be part of Israel in
a future deal.On Wednesday night, when reports of the new planned construction were made public, PA officials accused Israel
of “killing the peace process.”Erekat did not say how the PA would
respond to the expected Israeli announcement. He said officials advised
Abbas to resume the PA’s campaign
of joining UN and other international organizations in the absence of a
peace deal."This is the only response. There is no use with this
Israeli government," he said, according to AP.Meanwhile, a senior European Union (EU) official issued a direct
warning to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Thursday, saying that the EU would not tolerate
new construction in Judea and Samaria."There will be very little
understanding on the part of European
governments regarding any announcement of construction in the
territories now under negotiations. Israel should expect a strong
reaction on the part of European governments if it is going to go in
that direction,” said the official.(Arutz Sheva’s North American Desk is keeping you updated until
the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all
Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.
12 TRIBES INHERIT LAND IN THE FUTURE
EZEKIEL 47:13-23,48:1-35
13 Thus saith the Lord GOD; This shall be the border, whereby ye shall inherit the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel: Joseph shall have two portions.
14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another: concerning the which I lifted up mine hand to give it unto your fathers: and this land shall fall unto you for inheritance.
15 And this shall be the border of the land toward the north side, from the great sea, the way of Hethlon, as men go to Zedad;
16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, which is between the border of Damascus and the border of Hamath; Hazarhatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran.
17 And the border from the sea shall be Hazarenan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, and the border of Hamath. And this is the north side.
18 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side.
19 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the waters of strife in Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is the south side southward.
20 The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side.
21 So shall ye divide this land unto you according to the tribes of Israel.
22 And it shall come to pass, that ye shall divide it by lot for an inheritance unto you, and to the strangers that sojourn among you, which shall beget children among you: and they shall be unto you as born in the country among the children of Israel; they shall have inheritance with you among the tribes of Israel.
23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
1 Now these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the way of Hethlon, as one goeth to Hamath, Hazarenan, the border of Damascus northward, to the coast of Hamath; for these are his sides east and west; a portion for Dan.
2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Asher.
3 And by the border of Asher, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Naphtali.
4 And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Manasseh.
5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Ephraim.
6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben.
7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west side, a portion for Judah.
8 And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the offering which ye shall offer of five and twenty thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the other parts, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary shall be in the midst of it.
9 The oblation that ye shall offer unto the LORD shall be of five and twenty thousand in length, and of ten thousand in breadth.
10 And for them, even for the priests, shall be this holy oblation; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thousand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length: and the sanctuary of the LORD shall be in the midst thereof.
11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
12 And this oblation of the land that is offered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites.
13 And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth: all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the LORD.
15 And the five thousand, that are left in the breadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs: and the city shall be in the midst thereof.
16 And these shall be the measures thereof; the north side four thousand and five hundred, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west side four thousand and five hundred.
17 And the suburbs of the city shall be toward the north two hundred and fifty, and toward the south two hundred and fifty, and toward the east two hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hundred and fifty.
18 And the residue in length over against the oblation of the holy portion shall be ten thousand eastward, and ten thousand westward: and it shall be over against the oblation of the holy portion; and the increase thereof shall be for food unto them that serve the city.
19 And they that serve the city shall serve it out of all the tribes of Israel.
20 All the oblation shall be five and twenty thousand by five and twenty thousand: ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the possession of the city.
21 And the residue shall be for the prince, on the one side and on the other of the holy oblation, and of the possession of the city, over against the five and twenty thousand of the oblation toward the east border, and westward over against the five and twenty thousand toward the west border, over against the portions for the prince: and it shall be the holy oblation; and the sanctuary of the house shall be in the midst thereof.
22 Moreover from the possession of the Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of that which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for the prince.
23 As for the rest of the tribes, from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin shall have a portion.
24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion.
25 And by the border of Simeon, from the east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion.
26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion.
27 And by the border of Zebulun, from the east side unto the west side, Gad a portion.
28 And by the border of Gad, at the south side southward, the border shall be even from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea.
29 This is the land which ye shall divide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord GOD.
30 And these are the goings out of the city on the north side, four thousand and five hundred measures.
31 And the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel: three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi.
32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred: and three gates; and one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan.
33 And at the south side four thousand and five hundred measures: and three gates; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun.
34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates; one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate of Naphtali.
35 It was round about eighteen thousand measures: and the name of the city from that day shall be, The LORD is there.
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Report: Kerry Offers Pollard's Release to Israel
Kerry has offered Israel the release of Pollard as part of discussions about an upcoming release of terrorists.
By Arutz Sheva North America-First Publish: 12/27/2013, 8:56 PM-Israelnationalnews
Jonathan Pollard-Yehuda Glick
In recent days there have been calls by Israeli Knesset Members for the United States to free Pollard in the wake of these revelations, which said that American and British intelligence agencies tapped the communications of former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and former Defense Minister Ehud Barak, among other foreign leaders.Channel 2 reported this week that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will officially demand the release of Pollard from the U.S.The unconfirmed report said that Netanyahu will ask for Pollard's release in one of two frameworks: either for another exchange of more Arab terrorist prisoners, or as part of agreeing to the interim deal between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.Officials in the White House later said that Obama has no immediate plans to release Pollard and that he "stands behind what he said just before his visit to Israel.”Before his visit to Israel last March, Obama said in an interview with Channel 2 that Pollard “has been serving his time. There is a justice system that allows for periodic review and the way I as president function here is to try and make sure that I am following the basic rules of that review.”Obama said at the time he has "no plans for releasing Jonathan Pollard immediately but what I am going to be doing is to make sure that he is accorded the same kinds of review as others. I recognize the emotions involved in this. One of the strengths of the Israeli people is that you think about your people wherever they are.”MKs from across the political spectrum attended a special Knesset session Wednesday in a public call on Obama for the release of Pollard.(Arutz Sheva’s North American Desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
Abbas Asks Americans to Stop Israeli Construction
The PA has appealed to the United States to block Israel's plan to build new homes in Judea and Samaria.
By Elad Benari, Canada-First Publish: 12/27/2013, 9:36 PM-Israelnationalnews
John Kerry meets Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah-Flash 90
As peace talks plow on, right tries to make a legislative stand
Knesset bills that seek to annex or strengthen Israel’s hold over portions of the West Bank are gaining support among lawmakers
December 27, 2013, 8:53 pm
1-The Times of Israel
To gauge from media leaks and
the pace of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visits to the region, the
much-derided US-brokered peace talks with the Palestinians seem
nevertheless to be advancing steadily.
That,
at least, is the view of many of Israel’s right-leaning
parliamentarians, both supporters and detractors of the talks, who are
slowly but steadily beginning to believe the talks may bear fruit and
are looking for ways to influence their outcome. The result has been a
growing interest in legislation as a way to shore up — and even outright
declare — what the lawmakers believe should be the outcome of talks.
That includes legislating Israeli sovereignty over parts of the West
Bank.On Tuesday this week, in the wake of a series
of leaks about US proposals to enhance security measures in the Jordan
Valley in order to allow Israel to withdraw from the area, MK Moti Yogev
(Jewish Home) proposed a bill to apply Israeli civil law, and in effect
annex, the strategically significant border region.Formally titled “The Bill to Apply Israeli Law
to the Jordan Valley 5774-2013,” the measure would place the region
under Israeli law rather than its current legal status as a captured
territory administered by the IDF. The bill is nearly identical to the
1981 Golan Heights Bill, which applied Israeli civil law and effectively
annexed the Syrian border region to Israel. While the international
community refused to recognize Israel’s unilateral annexation of the
Golan, under Israeli law it is treated as sovereign Israeli territory.
The Jordan Valley bill quickly won the support
this week of some of the Knesset’s most influential figures, including
Coalition Chairman Yariv Levin (Likud), Law Committee Chairman David
Rotem (Yisrael Beytenu), former Knesset speaker Reuven Rivlin (Likud),
Jewish Home faction chair Ayelet Shaked, former Shas chairman Eli
Yishai, and at least 13 other lawmakers.To be sure, even proponents of the bill
acknowledge it stands little chance of passing into law. Since it
impinges on issues being discussed in peace talks, and could thus limit
the maneuvering room of Israeli negotiators, it will face decisive
opposition from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Justice Minister and
chief negotiator Tzipi Livni and other top officials and power brokers.But the bill is only the latest in a series of
bills that seek to extend Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank. The
bills are all piecemeal measures, either extending all Israeli civil law
over a small part of the West Bank, or a small measure of Israeli law
over the entire territory.
Earlier this year, MK Orit Strock (Jewish
Home) proposed a bill that would extend the Women’s Labor Law, which
grants Israeli women certain labor protections such as maternity leave,
to the West Bank. Strock noted that women who take maternity leave in
West Bank settlements can be fired for doing so because the territory
does not fall under Israeli civil laws that prevent such abuses.Indeed,
Strock’s bill would have granted these
protections to Palestinian women employed by Israelis in the West Bank,
as well. It was a measure to protect women, she argued, and the bill’s
supporters were not limited to the right.But the bill was ultimately
felled by
Netanyahu, who on September 1 announced a cabinet decision that a
solution would be found to the inequality of labor rights in the West
Bank. The prime minister made a point of not publicly opposing the
legislative route, but nevertheless ordered the IDF Central Command, as
the legal administrator of the territory, to issue a military order
applying the provisions of the Women’s Labor Law to the West Bank — thus
extending the law’s protections to settlers and their Palestinian
employees without taking a step that could have been interpreted as an
expansion of Israeli claims to sovereignty over the area.The government
decision also promised to
extend all other Israeli laws related to labor protections to the West
Bank by January 1, 2014, a deadline “that will clearly not be met,”
Strock told The Times of Israel on Friday.While government attorneys are
unlikely to
successfully apply all the relevant laws through military directives by
the deadline set in the September 1 cabinet decision, the measures are
expected to pass eventually – not as legislation, but as military
directives.Though the protections themselves are being
extended to the West Bank, Strock and others are dissatisfied. Chief
among this group is Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, who is
simultaneously the minister responsible for the implementation of labor
laws and the political system’s chief advocate for the expansion of
Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank.There are already plans underway
for new bills
that would seek to apply other civil laws to the West Bank, including
one that would extend the Public Libraries Law empowering local
governments to create public libraries, the Disabled Rights Law and
other measures.Together with MK Levin, who co-chairs with
Strock the Caucus for the Land of Israel, “we intend to propose more
bills dealing directly with applying Israeli sovereignty [to the West
Bank],” she said Friday.Some of them are explicit. The explanatory
preface to this week’s Jordan Valley bill notes bluntly: “The future of
the Jordan Valley begins in the Israeli consciousness. Israel must
decide to apply its sovereignty to this broad region, which has a
relatively small Palestinian population, and to say openly: ‘The Jordan
Valley will remain under Israeli sovereignty forever.’”But others are
more circumspect.The bills dealing with labor rights and other
civil matters “are about individual rights, not national or diplomatic
questions,” Strock insisted.Indeed, she noted, some Israeli laws were
extended to the West Bank years ago. The West Bank’s Israeli population
“pays taxes by force of legislation [as opposed to a military
directive]. We are drafted into the IDF by legislation, not a military
directive. We must obey traffic laws by legislation. So there is nothing
new here.”In the end, Strock said, the new bills are
about recognizing the reality on the ground. “All we’re trying to say is
that [the West Bank’s Jews] have lived here for 45 years. Our young
people who are getting drafted this year — not only were they born in
Judea and Samaria, so were their parents.”