Knesset votes overwhelmingly against Palestinian statehood, days before PM’s US trip Motion backed by coalition along with some MKs from Gantz’s party; vote could further irk Democrats who ...

Israel's parliament, the Knesset, on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to reject the establishment of a Palestinian state, reflecting the deepening decline in support for a two-state solution among ...

JERUSALEM, June 11 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament rejected early on Thursday a preliminary vote to dissolve itself, the Knesset said in a statement, after an agreement was reached regarding a ...

Israel's parliament had already approved a Netanyahu-sponsored bill which rejected Palestinian statehood back in February, but Wednesday's bill was more of a reaction to reports of countries ...

On the eve of the recent Israeli election, the prime minister said that no Palestinian state would be created on his watch. Two days later, he began to backtrack.

Illustrative: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York on September 23, 2022.

In the U.N. vote on Tuesday, the Palestinian draft received eight votes in favor, including France, Russia and China, two against and five abstentions, among them Britain.

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Israel’s Knesset votes to reject Palestinian statehood The resolution says the creation of a Palestinian state would pose an ‘existential danger’ to Israel.