Land theft on a massive scale: Annexation of the Jordan valley

Israeli annexation of Jordan Valley bleeding Palestinians dry
The Irish times

Since occupying East Jerusalem and the West Bank in 1967, Israel has regarded the valley as its eastern border. Israel says it would never withdraw because the valley, 30 per cent of the West Bank, provides strategic depth and a buffer zone. Over the past 43 years Israel has planted 36 settlements and half a dozen military camps here.

These assets also give Israel control of the valuable resources of the valley which Palestinians insist must belong to their future state.

Officials argue that a Palestinian entity without the valley would would have no sovereignty, no control over any of its borders, an essential component of statehood. If Israel were to retain the valley, the West Bank would be another Gaza, a place where Israel exercises complete control of land, sea and air space.