Bill Requiring Tennessee to use 'Judea and Samaria' Instead of 'West Bank' Advances

by Rod Williams, March 15, 2026- Have you gotten accustomed to calling the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of America, or the Department of Defense, the Department of War?  Me neither, and I refuse to use those terms. If that is not enough for you, now our Tennessee legislature wants us to refer to what the world calls "The West Bank" as "Judea and Samaria." 

House Bill 1446 would require all Tennessee state agencies that use taxpayer dollars for documents, press releases, or official communications to replace the term “West Bank” with “Judea and Samaria.” The bill has passed out of committee and now heads to the Calendar and Rules Committee for its next step in the legislative process.

Read more about it here and see the bill here. 

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