Knesset Passes Two West Bank Annexation Bills In ‘Embarrassment’ To Netanyahu

October 24, 2025 TheMcgwire

Knesset Passes Two West Bank Annexation Bills In ‘Embarrassment’ To Netanyahu

The prime minister’s opposition to the bills comes as US officials have been warning Tel Aviv against implementing its annexation plans

Israel’s Knesset passed two West Bank annexation bills on 22 October following preliminary readings, despite opposition from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party.

The first bill called for applying Israeli “sovereignty” over all settlements in the occupied West Bank. It passed with 25–24 votes in the Knesset.

A more limited bill focusing on the annexation of the Maale Adumim settlement passed with a vote of 32–9. Both bills require another three readings.

All members of Netanyahu’s Likud boycotted the vote except for MK Yuli Edelstein.

“Israeli sovereignty in all parts of our homeland is the order of the day,” Edelstein said in a statement.

🔗SOURCE ➡️ The Cradle

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