Overview

• Knesset lawmakers approved a non-binding motion by a 71–13 vote to apply Israeli sovereignty to Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
• The motion, backed by Dan Illouz, Orit Strook, Simcha Rothman and Oded Forer, rejects territorial concessions and insists on a secure Jewish state.
• Senior Likud ministers Yariv Levin and Shlomo Karhi and the ultra-Orthodox Shas party added their support to the cross-party initiative.
• As a declarative measure the motion carries no legal force yet underscores growing political momentum for formalizing control over the occupied territory.
• Palestinian leaders and international bodies denounced the vote as a breach of international law that undermines the prospects for a viable two-state solution.