Israel’s Knesset Shuns Two-State Solution in Latest US Clash
- Three-quarters of UN members back Palestinian statehood
- Israel has been at war with Hamas in Gaza for past nine months
People search the rubble of destroyed buildings following Israeli bombardment in Nuseirat in the Gaza Strip.
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Israel’s parliament passed a resolution expressing formal opposition to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, warning that it could serve as a base for terrorist groups.
“The Knesset is adamantly opposed to the establishment of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan river,” the legislature said in the resolution, which was adopted at a sitting in Jerusalem early Thursday with backing from 68 of its 120 members.