US-Israel Scientific Cooperation Frozen In Disputed Territories

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the District Court in Jerusalem on June 25, 2023, to follow Hollywood producer Arnon Milchan by videoconference from Brighton, testifying at a trial involving Netanyahu. (ATEF SAFADI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller confirmed on Monday that the United States would be freezing scientific and technological cooperation with Israeli entities in areas over the 1949 armistice line, i.e. in Judea, Samaria, the Golan Heights and parts of Jerusalem.

Protestor holds a sign supporting boycott, divestment, and sanction (BDS) of Israel. (Takver/Wikimedia Commons)