Overview
- Lawmakers voted 71-13 to approve a non-binding resolution calling for Israeli sovereignty over Judea, Samaria and the Jordan Valley.
- The cross-party proposal was led by Likud’s Dan Illouz and National Religious Party’s Orit Strook and carries no immediate legal impact.
- Senior coalition figures from Likud and the ultra-Orthodox Shas party supported the vote, demonstrating broad ruling bloc solidarity.
- Palestinian Authority deputy Hussein al-Sheikh condemned the move as a violation of Palestinian rights that undermines any future peace talks.
- International bodies have deemed West Bank settlements illegal and caution that even symbolic annexation steps erode the foundation for a two-state solution.