A significant diplomatic achievement for Israel and Judea and Samaria: Legislators from Utah, Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana, Idaho, Iowa, and Oklahoma announced over the weekend that they intend to promote bills in their states requiring the use of “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank” in official documents.
This move is part of a broader effort led by Yossi Dagan, the head of the Samaria Regional Council, to advance Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria and to strengthen U.S. recognition of the Jewish connection to the region, which is known as the cradle of the Bible.
Dagan explained: “This is nothing less than a revolution. We are advancing the law together because it represents historical justice — the shared mission is to bring sovereignty to Judea and Samaria, the land of the Bible.”