US EditionIsrael’s West Bank Bill Sparks Global Concern
The bills extend Israeli sovereignty over illegal West Bank settlements, drawing widespread condemnation and risking regional stability, US officials warned of potential peace deal threats.
- On Wednesday, the Israeli Knesset approved two draft laws to extend sovereignty to illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, clearing the way for further debate.
- Sponsored by Avi Moaz, the first bill aims to apply Israeli sovereignty to all settlements, passing with 25 votes, supported by Otzma Yehudit, Religious Zionism, and United Torah Judaism.
- With 32 votes to nine, the second bill, introduced by Avigdor Liberman, passed, and Marco Rubio said `they passed a vote in the Knesset, but the president has made clear that's not something we'd be supportive of right now` on Thursday.
- Palestinian factions and Arab states denounced the annexation, with the Palestinian Authority rejecting it and Jordan and Saudi Arabia warning it threatens Palestinian rights.
- The US has established an operations room inside Israel staffed by 200 US Army personnel and British soldiers to monitor the Gaza ceasefire, amid regional tensions over Israeli annexation efforts, weeks ago.
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Pakistan, other Muslim states condemn Israel’s West Bank annexation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and more than a dozen other Muslim states on Thursday condemned a set of Israeli bills that called for the annexation of the occupied West Bank, they said in a joint statement, calling for world action over the Israeli unlawful measures. The development came a day after far-right politicians in the Israeli Knesset gave preliminary approval to
Israeli Lawmakers Advance Bills to Annex West Bank, Drawing Rare U.S. Criticism
Israel’s Knesset has advanced legislation that would effectively annex the occupied West Bank. The move prompted rare criticism from U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who departed for Israel Wednesday in a bid to prevent the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire from further unraveling. Rubio’s trip comes on the heels of visits by Vice President JD Vance and special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Earlier today, Vance said…
Arab and Islamic countries issued a statement condemning the Israeli Knesset's approval of two bills aimed at imposing so-called "Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank" and "on illegal Israeli colonial settlements."
Palestinians condemn two Israeli annexation projects
Palestinian National Council (PNC) Chairman Rawhi Fattouh questioned the first reading of an initiative submitted by far-right legislator Avio Maoz to apply Israeli law and national sovereignty to the region. Fattouh also criticized another plan to legalize, from an Israeli perspective, one of Israel’s settlements in the territory. The PNC chairman described these regulations as racist and affirmed that they represent a declaration of intent by …
The law requires four votes to pass.
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