The US State Department referred to Judea and Samaria, the Gaza Strip, east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights as territories “occupied” by Israel in its annual report on international violations of human rights that was published on Tuesday
The terms signals at least a partial return to the terms commonly used by the State Department prior to Trump becoming president.
However, the report clarifies that “language in this report is not meant to convey a position on any final status issues to be negotiated between the parties to the conflict, including the specific boundaries of Israeli sovereignty in Jerusalem, or the borders between Israel and any future Palestinian state.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Who cares? Let them talk until they’re blue.
So let me get this straight! American policy is just in place during the tenure of each president. Once his term has ended all those policies that he’s enacted, ratified and passed become null and void! Does anything ever last?
The US got what they voted for.
Yaapchik: Yes, you got it straight.
Also, if the world thinks that Judea and Shomron are occupied territories, it does not matter what us Zionists call the area. Names don’t change anything. I think the use of the terms “Judea” and “Shomron” are a way for Zionists to kid ourselves.
Why can’t they just say “disputed territories”? Or even better “Trans territories”?
@huju
I suspect that the reason why people call the area Yehuda and Shomron is because, drum roll please……….
That’s what they’re called.
Once his term has ended all those policies that he’s enacted, ratified and passed become null and void!
Policie are not “enacted”, “ratified”, or “passed”. They are simply proclaimed. And of course each president’s policies are different. That’s the whole point of elections, isn’t it?
Huju, you’re full of garbage. Names change everything. Language matters. Whether a territory is occupied is a crucial legal question, and controls what can be done there. So when we use the enemy’s language we surrender the battlefield to the enemy. Read some Orwell; he knew this well from his own experiences.