Israeli legislature votes to seize East Jerusalem

The Israeli Knesset (Parliament) gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a bill that would seize East Jerusalem, in contravention of international law and UN resolutions, and make it part of Israel.

Jerusalem's cityscape, with the al-Aqsa mosque in the foreground

The move comes just after the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas pledged that the Palestinians would never give up East Jerusalem, as it is an integral part of a future Palestinian state.

In addition, Palestinian and Israeli leaders are gearing up for a peace conference that will take place on November 26th in Annapolis, MD, in the U.S. More...

Resolution 250: " . . . 'calls' on Israel to refrain from holding military parade in Jerusalem".

Resolution 251: " . . . 'deeply deplores' Israeli military parade in Jerusalem in defiance of Resolution 250".

Resolution 252: " . . . 'declares invalid' Israel's acts to unify Jerusalem as Jewish capital".

Resolution 267: " . . . 'censures' Israel for administrative acts to change the status of Jerusalem".

Resolution 271: " . . . 'condemns' Israel's failure to obey UN resolutions on Jerusalem".

Resolution 298: " . . . 'deplores' Israel's changing of the status of Jerusalem".

Resolution 476: " . . . 'reiterates' that Israel's claim to Jerusalem are 'null and void'".

Resolution 478: " . . . 'censures (Israel) in the strongest terms' for its claim to Jerusalem in its 'Basic Law'".

Israel is now in defiance of the United Nations; the very excuse given for the attack on Iraq.