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Drive to prohibiting use of term 'West Bank' by US gov't

January 3, 2025 at 11:10 am

A view of the Bir al-Walidain Mosque after illegal Israeli settlers set fire to it in the village of Marda, Salfit, West Bank on December 20, 2024 [Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency]

Israel’s Channel 14 reported that activists are pushing US Congress to pass legislation prohibiting the use of the term “West Bank” in official US statements and documents in favour of the term “Judea and Samaria”, in alignment with the Jewish settler movement’s scheme to annex Palestinian territory.

The channel said that the US Congress will host a special event on 15 January to establish a lobby named “Judea and Samaria.”

According to the news station, the lobby’s first initiative will aim to pass legislation banning the use of the term “West Bank” in official US statements and documents. Instead, the term “Judea and Samaria” would be used, reflecting the belief that the area is “the land of the Jewish people.”

It added that this forms part of ongoing efforts to reinforce the Israeli narrative about the occupied Palestinian territories and strengthen US support for Israel’s colonialist positions.

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