(July 13, 2026 \/ JNS)\n <\/p>\n
Israeli Settlements and National Missions Minister Orit Strook called on Monday for building Jewish communities throughout all of Judea and Samaria, including in Palestinian Authority-administered areas.<\/p>\n
Strook, a member of Israel\u2019s Security Cabinet, told Arutz Sheva that the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had reversed what she described as much of the damage caused by the Oslo Accords signed with the Palestine Liberation Organization in the 1990s, as well as the 2005 disengagement from northern Samaria.<\/p>\n
However, Strook said, \u201cThis entire land is ours\u2014not only Area C, but also Areas B and A.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 1995 Oslo II agreement broke the disputed territories into three areas: A, B, and C. Area C falls under Israeli jurisdiction, while areas A and B are controlled by the Palestinian Authority.<\/p>\n
Strook said there were \u201c1.3 million dunams [130,000 hectares, or about 320,000 acres] of land not used for any settlement.\u201d She argued that Jerusalem \u201cneeds to take them because they are ours,\u201d adding that the Jewish state \u201cneeds to move into Area A.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAnyone who believes Oslo was a disaster, who believes the damage caused by Oslo can and should be corrected … should vote for us,\u201d the senior minister said.<\/p>\n