The Knesset plenum will debate and likely approve a motion for the agenda tomorrow in favor of annexing the West Bank.
The motion is being proposed by coalition MKs Simcha Rothman of the far-right Religious Zionism party and MK Dan Illouz of the Likud, as well as MK Oded Forer of the right-wing opposition party Yisrael Beytenu.
Motions to the agenda have no practical implications however, and will not impact the legal status of the West Bank.
Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, both of the Likud, have said they will be voting in favor of the motion.
Last year, the Knesset plenum approved a similar motion for the agenda opposing a Palestinian state which passed 68-9. Some opposition members, including MKs from Benny Gantz’s National Unity party, voted in favor of the motion, while MKs from the opposition’s centrist and left-wing parties Yesh Atid and Labor absented themselves from the vote.
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