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Knesset votes 68-9 for resolution against Palestinian state (www.israeltoday.co.il)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Note that Knesset has 120 seats (not obvious from the article). (also, of course, a large fraction of people between the river and the sea don't get to vote for any of its seats)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

The Labor Party boycotted the vote and its members were not in attendance. The Arab parties voted against the measure.

Some more important context for people.