Zamir: Jordan Valley control essential to Israel’s security
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Wednesday that maintaining control of the Jordan Valley is essential to Israel’s national security, as he toured military posts and a border barrier…
Assessment
Israel's top military officer is publicly anchoring the Jordan Valley as a nonnegotiable security zone, not a bargaining chip. The timing matters: Zamir's tour and language frame the valley as an active defensive frontier, not a dormant border. Watch whether this signals a hardening of Israel's position ahead of any diplomatic talks involving Jordan or Palestinian territory.