Overview
- The measure passed 39–0 after coalition lawmakers left the chamber, with participation below one third of the 120-seat Knesset.
- Opposition leader Yair Lapid cast the outcome as Israel’s official endorsement, though the vote is symbolic and non-binding.
- The proposal now moves to the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, where Netanyahu’s coalition holds sway and could halt it.
- Netanyahu has publicly supported the U.S. plan and welcomed its UN Security Council approval in November, yet far-right ministers reject any pathway toward Palestinian statehood.
- The vote echoes an October tactic when a preliminary West Bank annexation bill passed 25–24, prompting rebukes from U.S. officials including Vice President JD Vance.