Jordan Valley

The American peace plan provides a historic opportunity to break the futile paradigm based on the 1967 lines and ensure Israeli national security for the long term. In terms of security – protecting Israel, stabilizing Jordan, and preventing a terrorist takeover of a future Palestinian entity – and given the supreme importance of national cohesion, it is imperative to focus on the Jordan Valley and the Jerusalem envelope.

The Valley is Israel's only defensible eastern border and Israel's sovereignty there is vital for the demilitarization of a future Palestinian state

Experts: Israeli sovereignty not expected to cause massive violence or backlash
Prof. Inbar: The Palestinians are weak and dependent upon Israel, and will not be able to sustain their own state without Israel’s assistance.

How worried should Israel be about the Arab response to its extended sovereignty bid?
Prof. Efraim Inbar: Palestinian opposition to an extension of Israeli law to the Jordan Valley is irrelevant. The lengthy negotiations with the Palestinians have led nowhere, and there is Israeli consensus that the Palestinian national movement is not ripe for accepting a historical compromise with the Jewish state.

Despite criticism from abroad, Israelis united over annexation
Israeli plans to annex the Jordan Valley and parts of the West Bank have drawn criticism from around the world, but most Israelis favor the goal.

JISS Poll: Israelis favor sovereignty in Jordan Valley, Judea and Samaria
A Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security poll shows that 60% of Israelis who have an opinion want Israeli law applied to the Jordan Valley, while 57% think it should apply also to settlements in Judea and Samaria. A JISS position paper recommends that Israel move ahead with Trump peace plan, in stages.

Will Israel apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria?
Prof. Efraim Inbar: The Jordan Valley is important for Israel’s security.

Jordan Valley settlements were established by the Labor Movement,
and the late Yitzhak Rabin believed in them. Nearly all Israelis want
the Jordan Valley to remain part of the state, and we must not let this opportunity slip by.

Annexation of the Jordan Valley is a long-standing Israeli objective, going back to Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.