Archive for the ‘Golan Heights’ tag
Closed Society: April 29, 2012
Jews punctured the tires of two Arab vehicles that were parked near the Ein Amphi spring in the Golan Heights.
(Hebrew)
Political: 3rd January, 2011
48 MKs signed a petition to the government ministers to stop cooperating with 20 Israeli companies. The companies in question signed a contract with the Palestinian Authority, in which they agree not to purchase any products of settlements in the West Bank, in Eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, for the purposes of the construction of the new Palestinian town of Rawabi. Among the signatories are Dahlia Itzik (Kadima), Roni Bar-On (Kadima), Yoel Hasson (Kadima), Ze’ev Elkin (Likud) and Aryeh Eldad (Ha’Ichud Ha’Leumi). (Hebrew)
Political: 22nd November, 2010
The Knesset has approved, 65 to 33, the Referendum Bill, which will force the government to hold a referendum prior to retreating territories annexed to Israel, such as the Golan Heights and Eastern Jerusalem. Israel has never held a referendum before. (Hebrew)
Political: 11th November, 2010
The Foreign Minister, Avigdor Liberman, said that “you have to be a political hypochondriac [sic] to think Syria is a partner for peace”. He further said he objects to negotiations with Syria, and claimed the number of residents in Katrin and the rest of the Golan Heights ought to be increased. (Hebrew)
