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Wednesday, July 1st | 2:30 pm EDT
Israel's Critical Moment of Decision
Featuring David Wurmser, Director of the Project on Global anti-Semitism and the US-Israeli Relationship for the Center for Security Policy, and Alex Traiman, Managing Director and Jerusalem Bureau Chief of JNS.org
On Wednesday, July 1 st Israeli lawmakers will vote on whether or not to extend Israeli sovereignty over certain communities in Judea and Samaria, and possibly, the Jordan Valley.
Many of Israel’s critics on the left have argued that this is going to create an Israeli “Apartheid state”, will isolate Israel in the community of nations, will open the door for international sanctions against Israel, and will lead to the collapse of the two-state solution. Many argue further that the “status quo” can be maintained, and that with the possibility of a Democratic White House, Senate and Congress next January, Israel might be alienating the United States, its only real friend in the community of nations. And critics on the right have argued that since Israel is only extending sovereignty over 30 percent of Judea and Samaria, it will lead to a Palestinian state on the remaining 70 per cent.
Here to discuss these critically important issues and more are Alex Traiman and David Wurmser.
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