Rubio affirmed Israel’s right to decide its course but warned that immediate sovereignty moves could jeopardize Washington’s Gaza peace plan.

The legislation will now be forwarded to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee for consideration ahead of three additional votes.

Ganz: 'We are at a rare moment in time, with a friendly and supportive U.S. administration.'

Reports also suggest the Trump administration has given Israel a green light for partial annexation, specifically in the Jordan Valley.

Other options under consideration include annexing only Jewish settlements and access roads, roughly 10 percent of the territory, or extending sovereignty to the settlements together with the Jordan Valley, about 30 percent overall.

During Huckabee’s confirmation hearing in March, he told senators that he personally supported Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.

US President leaves open the possibility of Israeli annexation of Judea and Samaria, noting that Israel is a 'very small piece of land.'

'I will be pushing back aggressively on things that we disagree with,' Nides stated.

'191 House Democrats recently sent a letter' opposing aid cuts, 'which should have been heard loud and clear, from Washington to Jerusalem,' said the Jewish Democratic Council of America's executive director.

The head of the Arab League made catastrophic predictions in front of the UN, despite the fact that Israel's sovereignty plan extends only to Jewish communities, leaving Arabs under Palestinian control.

The left-wing Die Linke party called to cut German military cooperation with Israel if it extends sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

'Decisions about Israelis extending sovereignty to [Judea and Samaria] are decisions for the Israelis to make,' U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared after the UN told Israel to cancel annexation.

House GOP leadership circulated a letter in support of Israeli annexation, firing back against the Democrats' warnings that the move would undermine the U.S.-Israel relationship.

For decades, 'Palestinian leaders have rejected every Israeli peace overture while systematically promoting a culture that rejects peace and glorifies terrorism,' Ron Dermer wrote in the Washington Post on Friday.

Palestinian police round up Palestinians who were interviewed on Israeli TV and said they would prefer Israeli annexation over the Palestinian Authority, take them to torture centers.

Many Jordanians fear Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria as a step that could turn Jordan into a dreaded "Palestine state," something Jordan's king wants to avoid at all costs.

The pro-Israel advocacy group corrected reports claiming it had sanctioned public criticism by elected officials of Israel's annexation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

Palestinian leaders threaten Israel relentlessly over annexation, but average Palestinians who are sick and tired of their corrupt leaders are singing a different tune.

This ex-president remains a prominent anti-Israel voice, but he acknowledged reality in 2009: Jews belong in Judea and Samaria.

Between the coronavirus crisis and waning interest in the Palestinian issue, European representatives chided Abbas for his drastic moves. By Baruch Yedid, TPS The Palestinian Authority (PA) has received several “disappointing messages” from a number of European countries following PA head Mahmoud Abbas’ announcement that he was ending all agreements with Israel, a Ramallah official... Read more »

Palestinians appear to be ramping up illegal construction ahead of the proposed Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria

A Jewish group attacked the 'hypocrisy' of a letter from former Canadian diplomats warning Israel against annexation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

The Palestinians and Jordan are 'showing weakness' and "busy taking themselves hostage” with their reactions to the Israeli move, says former top-level adviser David Wurmser.

The so-called leader wants to stoke chaos in Palestinian-controlled areas to punish Israel for annexing Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

A Palestinian official said Joe Biden should punish Israel if it applies sovereignty to areas of Judea and Samaria, but the Democratic candidate has said he won't.

Abbas' rhetoric is hardly a reason to bury the government’s plan to apply Israeli law to the Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria and to the Jordan Valley.

Palestinian leadership continues its string of barely-veiled threats ahead of Israel's annexation of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

Gabi Ashkenazi hailed the unprecedented opportunity for Israel to advance its security interests and strengthen ties with regional allies Egypt and Jordan.

Mahmoud Abbas is fuming as Israel prepares to declare sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

America stands ready to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, said a U.S. State Department spokesperson.

'President Trump pledged to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Jewish communities [in Judea and Samaria] and in the Jordan Valley ... I’m confident that that pledge will be honored,' said the Israeli prime minister.

The Foreign Ministry slammed the EU's High Representative for threatening Israel over its plans to declare sovereignty over Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

'As for the annexation of [Judea and Samaria], the Israelis will ultimately make those decisions,' said Pompeo, answering a question regarding Israel’s new unity government and its plans to begin annexation

Residents of Judea and Samaria have been waiting for the move for years.

Six nations blocked an EU resolution condemning the U.S. peace plan, leading the EU foreign policy chief to issue his own statement about Israel's plans for Judea and Samaria.

At the unveiling of his Mideast peace plan, President Trump stressed that no Israelis would be uprooted from their homes, a point driven home by Ambassador Friedman's subsequent statements.

'There is no reason that this important bill won’t pass with an 80-MK majority,' said MK Sharon Haskel, who authored the bill.

After Pompeo's announcement that the US rejects the 'illegal' status of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, Israeli right-wing leaders demand annexation.

Ambassador David Friedman realizes the destructive impact of a potential Palestinian state on the Middle East as well as its ability to harm US interests.

Netanyahu’s decision to extend Israeli law to Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria would have no effect whatsoever on Palestinians living under PA control.