Judea and Samaria Israel's 'defensive wall'

(JNS) — Israeli civilian communities in Judea and Samaria serve as the Jewish state’s “defensive wall in every sense of the word,” President Isaac Herzog said in remarks to the Makor Rishon Settlement Conference, held in the southern Samaria town of Ofra.

“During my many visits across the country—and certainly in Judea and Samaria—and especially when I fly over the land by helicopter, I become increasingly convinced of how vital, impressive, and thriving the settlement enterprise is,” Herzog said in a pre-recorded statement.

He described Judea and Samaria as “truly Israel’s protective shield,”...