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Updated · Haaretz · May 19Israel Defense Ministry Warns West Bank Heritage Bill Creates 1 Civilian Authority
3 articles · Updated · Haaretz · May 19
- Israel's Defense Ministry said a bill to create a new heritage authority in the West Bank poses legal problems and should be scrutinized.
- The ministry said the measure would set an unprecedented model in which an Israeli civilian body exercises powers in the territory.
- That structure could collide with the Israeli military's existing authority in the West Bank, raising questions over who controls those powers there.
As a new civilian body takes power, will Israel's military lose its ultimate authority over the West Bank? Could Israel's plan for West Bank antiquities jeopardize President Trump's goal of a landmark Saudi peace deal?