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Jordan Valley sovereignty will effectively mitigate terrorism - opinion

Applying sovereignty over the Jordan Valley would be a strategic move to defeat Palestinian rejectionism and mitigate increasing terrorism.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu is flanked by the writer (left) and Jordan Valley Regional Council head David Elhayani, in 2019.
 Prime Minister Yair Lapid meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan, July 27, 2022

Israel to advance joint industrial zone with Jordan

An Israeli soldier walks next to the border fence between Israel and Jordan, in southern Israel near Eilat February 9, 2016.

Man shot by Jordanian army while crossing Israel-Jordan border

Scene of deadly accident on Route 90

Second mass-casualty car accident in a week as six die in Jordan Valley


Jordan’s anti-Israel rhetoric on the rise

Security cooperation, however, continues to be strong.

Protesters hold up pictures of Jordanian King Abdullah and pilot Muath al-Kasaesbeh with national flags

More than the two-state solution: The many possible paths to peace

What are we talking about when we talk about solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

A general view of a part of Ma’aleh Adumim

A Fatal Legacy: Clearing land mines scattered along Israel’s borders

Approximately 92 million sq.m. of Israeli territory is laden with mine fields, laid out during the country’s various battles in the Golan Heights, Arava Valley, Jordan and Galilee.

A soldier from the United Arab Emirate searches for unexploded land mines in southern Lebanon near Marajayoun August 13, 2003

Jordan struggles to regain economic balance after massive influx of refugees

Unemployment and inaccessible housing are major challenges.

An aerial view shows the sprawling Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan in July 2013

Jordan: Cameras to be installed on Temple Mount to document Israeli 'violations'

He said that the cameras were not intended to help Israel arrest Palestinian men and women who have been protesting visits by Jews to the site.

A Palestinian youth is silhouetted as he holds a toy gun and a Koran during a protest after Friday prayers on Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City

How To Move Forward In The Peace Process

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Government plans to build 30 km fortified fence on Jordanian border

The new fence will run from the border east of Eilat to the Timna airport, and will be built entirely on Israeli land.

An IDF soldier near the border fence between Israel and Egypt.

Watching the birdie:

The Jordan Valley makes Israel a vantage resting point for migrating birds.

Birdwatching near Sde Boker

Jordan Valley announces 10-year plan to triple population

“Between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean there will be 1 nation with sovereignty, and that is Israel,” Bayit Yehudi minister says.

David Elhayani