Palestinian terrorism isn’t the main impetus behind the push for annexation. No, the real reason is that Judea and Samaria constitute the biblical heartland of the Jewish people
Israelis who live on a diet of anti-government slant fed to them by most of the Hebrew media missed a crucial report on Wednesday. Busy focusing on fake news about widespread famine in Gaza and the resumption of haredi-draft-bill negotiations (falsely referred to by the left the “haredi exemption bill”), these hostile outlets didn’t see fit to mention that the Knesset passed a resolution to apply Israeli sovereignty to Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
Though the resolution is non-binding, which means that it’s more declaratory than concrete at the moment, the fact that it passed by an overwhelming majority is highly significant.
Once the vote was complete—with 71 in favor, 13 against and the rest of the 120 legislators abstaining—Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana said it was a “great honor to be … proclaiming, with a clear voice and a solid majority: This is our land. This is our home. The Land of Israel belongs to the people of Israel.”