B’Tselem: De Facto Annexation

In the Jordan Valley, the eastern strip of the West Bank, Israel has instituted a regime of permits and harsh restrictions on the movement of Palestinians. These actions have, in effect, served to annex the area to Israel . This is the essential finding of research recently conducted by B'Tselem.

“Israel has de facto annexed the Jordan Valley,” B’Tselem, 2/13/06.