WATCH: US slams Israel’s cancellation of law banning Jews from northern Samaria March 21, 2023“Provocative and counterproductive”: State Department spokesman Vedant Patel attacked Israel’s cancellation of the 2005 Disengagement Law banning Jews from four communities in northern Samaria. 2005 disengagementHomeshSamariaState DepartmentUS Mideast policyUS-Israel relations