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US-Israel sovereignty committee holds first meeting

"The joint mapping process is a major mission and it will be completed as rapidly as possible," PM Netanyahu says.US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman: We hope to complete it as soon as possible, the right way for Israel.

by  Ariel Kahana
Published on  02-25-2020 13:49
Last modified: 02-25-2020 13:52
US-Israel sovereignty committee holds first meetingUS Embassy in Jerusalem/David Azagury

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Tourism Minister Yariv Levin looking at a map of Judea and Samaria (US Embassy in Jerusalem/David Azagury/File) | Photo: US Embassy in Jerusalem/David Azagury

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The joint US-Israel committee tasked with mapping the areas in which Israel would apply its sovereignty held its first meeting on Monday outside the Samaria city of Ariel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the meeting, led by US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, his senior adviser Aryeh Lightstone, and Scott Leith, who is the director of Israeli and Palestinian affairs in the US National Security Council.

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The Israeli members of the committee include Tourism Minister Yariv Levin, acting Prime Minister's Office chief Ronen Peretz, and National Security Adviser Meir Ben Shabbat.

Shabbat was absent from the meeting due to the security escalation, and Ariel Mayor Eli Shviro joined the delegates.

Ambassador Friedman said before the start of the meeting: "In Israel rain is a blessing, and I hope that our efforts should be blessed as much as the rain is coming down right now. We are looking forward to going from here to sit down someplace quiet, we can pull out some papers and start getting to work. We have our team here, and we're going to get to work right away. We hope to complete it as soon as possible, and complete it the right way for the State of Israel."

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin and the Israeli-American mapping team toured the overlook near Ariel.https://t.co/AOcTTKiZ3z pic.twitter.com/utwQh2hkzT

— PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) February 24, 2020


The Israeli delegated briefed their American counterparts on the communities in the area, and later moved the meeting to nearby Ariel University.

Committee members said they would spare no effort to complete their task quickly, and expressed hope that next week's elections – Israel's third vote in one year – would yield a clear-cut decision, in order for the sovereignty map to be approved by a government that enjoyed the Knesset's confidence.

"The joint mapping process is a major mission," Netanyahu said. "The area has an 800-kilometer perimeter. There is serious work, but we will work as quickly as possible to get it done.

"Mapping is underway in order to allow for the application of Israeli law on these areas and later American recognition as well. I want to commend Ambassador Friedman and his aide who are here together with mapping experts from the US."

The process, he noted, "Will be completed as rapidly as possible; there is no artificial impediment. For the mapping process, one must consider every valley, every section, every nook and every line; this is serious. We are determining here lines that have historic implications. Therefore, the work will be done as quickly as possible, and we will not stop for anything."

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