Following the State Department's dropping of the term "occupied territory" in a human rights report regarding the Golan Heights, Judea, and Samaria; the New Right party will submit a bill to apply Israeli law to Area C in the first week of the 21st Knesset.
Minister of Education and New Right co-chairman Naftali Bennett said, "The US decision is history, now that the United States no longer sees Judea and Samaria as an occupied territory, there is no reason to wait any longer. In Ofra, Jewish citizens are being discriminated against because they chose to settle the land ... We want to thank President Trump for the huge change in the government's position, this is a step in the right direction. "
Justice Minister and NeRight co-chairwoman Ayelet Shaked added, "It is time to apply sovereignty in Area C. The declaration of the United States obliges the State of Israel to make real and bold decisions that will help Israel's security and full equality of rights for all its citizens."