The passing by Israel's parliament of a symbolic motion annexing the West Bank drew criticism from many countries on Thursday. The non-binding resolution, which passed by 71 to 13 in the Knesset, declared the West Bank to be "an inseparable part of the Land of Israel,

Netanyahu’s government is building on a long-standing legal matrix to accelerate Israel’s de facto annexation in the West Bank.

Israel’s parliament called for the annexation of all Jewish settlements in the West Bank, a non-binding resolution that still comes as a rejection of international efforts to recognize Palestinian statehood as part of peacekeeping efforts.