Turkiye condemns as ‘null and void’ Israel parliament's rejection of Palestine statehood

Turkiye has condemned the Israeli parliament’s passing of a resolution rejecting the two-state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state, stressing that it blatantly violates international law. In a notorious resolution in Israel’s Knesset this week, which passed by a vote of 68-9, it claimed that the establishment of a Palestinian state “in the heart of the Land of Israel would pose an existential danger to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilize the region.” Turkiye’s foreign ministry on Thursday responded to the resolution by condemning it as “null and void”, and stressing that the “acceptance of a resolution in Israeli parliament rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state is another indication that […]