Knesset defeats two bills to apply sovereignty to West Bank settlements
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(Worthy News) – The Knesset on Wednesday defeated two motions to apply sovereignty to West Bank settlements, brought forward by members of the opposition just hours after the parliament took its first initial vote to disperse.
The votes fell 46-52 and 46-51.
“There is no reason now not to vote [with] your conscience,” said MK Bezalel Smotrich, who heads the religious-Zionist party. [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]
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