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  "path": "/2026/02/17/oped-background-explained-for-israel-extending-sovereignty-over-part-of-judea-and-samaria/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T22:52:39.000Z",
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  "textContent": "What’s the difference between annexation and sovereignty? Annexing implies something is being taken from an established territory belonging to someone else. Sovereignty means extending authority over a region.  [Steve Kramer]",
  "title": "OpEd: Background explained for Israel extending sovereignty over part of Judea and Samaria"
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