Last week, the Israeli government made some adjustments to the laws governing land use in Judea and Samaria, followed thereafter by an adjustment to the borders of Jerusalem. Much can be said about the possible consequences of these decisions, their risks and merits, and their overall prudence. But Avraham Russell Shalev focuses narrowly on one particular measure, which changes a law enacted by Jordan in 1953 and enforced by Israeli authorities in the West Bank ever since:
