Afghanistan, July 24 -- Israel's parliament passed a symbolic resolution to extend sovereignty over the West Bank, drawing international condemnation and threatening prospects for a two-state solution.
The Israeli parliament (Knesset) has passed a symbolic resolution calling for the extension of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank. The motion, proposed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition, passed on Wednesday with 71 votes in favor and 13 against. Although the resolution carries no legal authority, it signals a potential shift toward formal annexation in the future.
The text of the resolution claims that such annexation would "strengthen the State of Israel, enhance its security, and protect the Jewish peopl...