The Israeli parliament adopted a resolution against the creation of a Palestinian state, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
Deputies from the parties participating in the ruling right-wing religious coalition of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as legislators from the opposition party of Benny Gantz - Party of National Unity, voted in support of the resolution.
According to sociological surveys, Gantz's party could become the most influential political force in Israel and secure a majority in the parliament in the event of elections, DPA points out. Until a month ago, Gantz was part of the wartime cabinet formed by Netanyahu after the outbreak of the conflict with the radical Palestinian group "Hamas" on October 7 last year.
"The creation of a Palestinian state in the heart of the Land of Israel would pose a threat to the existence of the State of Israel and its citizens, would make the Israeli-Palestinian conflict endless and would destabilize the region," the resolution said.
"It will be a matter of very little time "Hamas" to seize power in a Palestinian state and turn it into a terrorist base of Islamic radicalism, which coordinates its actions with the Iranian-led axis for the liquidation of the State of Israel," the general statement also said.
68 of the 120 deputies in the Israeli parliament - Knesset voted in support of the resolution, as "against" there were nine Arab representatives. The rest either abstained or were absent, the parliament reported. The deputies from the opposition party of the liberal Yair Lapid - "Yesh Atid" ("There is a future") did not vote, DPA notes. Lapid is considered a supporter of the existence of two states - Israel and Palestine. The Israeli v. "Jerusalem Post" informed that Prime Minister Netanyahu was not present at the vote.
Until this year, nine of the 27 countries in the European Union had recognized Palestine. Eight of them - Malta, Cyprus, the Czech Republic and Slovakia (until 1993 Czechoslovakia), Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Poland - did so before joining the EU, even after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat declared on 15 November 1988 Palestine for an independent state. In 2014, Sweden became the first country to recognize Palestine after joining the EU. On May 28 of this year, Spain and Ireland joined the EU countries that recognized Palestine.