Posted on 10/23/25
| News Source: Arutz-7
The Prime Minister's Office published an unusually harsh statement in English on Thursday regarding the vote in the Knesset to apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.
According to the statement, "The Knesset vote on annexation was a deliberate political provocation by the opposition to sow discord during Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel."
It notes that the two bills were sponsored by opposition members of the Knesset.
The statement continues to clarify that the "Likud party and the religious [haredi] parties (the principal coalition members) did not vote for these bills."
It also referred to MK Yuli Edelstein, the only Likud member to vote in favor of the bill as a "disgruntled Likud member who was recently fired from the chairmanship of a Knesset committee."
The statement clarified that without Likud support, the bills are "unlikely to go anywhere."
At the same time, Coalition Chairman MK Ofir Katz announced that following an order by Netanyahu, legislation regarding sovereignty will not proceed for the time being.
Katz explained that the directive not to advance the bill was given because Knesset members from the coalition acted against Netanyahu's position, causing the bill to be approved.