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| Knesset votes overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, days before PM's US trip |
| 2024-07-18 |
| [IsraelTimes] The Knesset early Thursday voted overwhelmingly to pass a resolution rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state. The resolution was co-sponsored by parties in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition together with right-wing parties from the opposition and even received support from Benny Gantz’s centrist National Unity party. Lawmakers from Opposition Leader Yair Lapid’s center-left Yesh Atid party left the plenum to avoid backing the measure, even though he has spoken in favor of a two-state solution. The only ones to oppose the resolution were lawmakers from the Labor, Ra’am and Hadash-Ta’al parties. Treason party (in Hebrew Labor = Avoda rhymes with Bgida = treason) and the Arabs |
| Posted by:Grom the Reflective |