Indonesia strongly condemns the resolution adopted by the Israeli parliament on Thursday, July 18, 2024, which rejects the establishment of a Palestinian state and effectively undermines the two-state solution.
“The two-state solution remains the only viable path to peace in Palestine and in the region, and Indonesia remains committed to its implementation,” Indonesian
Foreign Minister, Retno Marsudi, said in its X account on Thursday, July 18, 2024.
As reported by Jerusalem Post, the Knesset passed a proposal saying that it was opposed to the establishment of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River late on Wednesday night. The vote passed with 68 in favor of the proposal and 9 against.
The move was put forward by the New Hope-United Right party MK Ze’ev Elkin and was supported by Yisrael Beytenu and The Land of Israel lobby, which has members from across the party spectrum, such as Likud, Shas, and National Unity Party.
The proposal would determine the Knesset’s position on the establishment of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River. It says 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.” It also says that this would perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and would further destabilize the region.
The proposal also says that a Palestinian state would quickly be taken over by Hamas, which would then use Palestine to launch attacks on Israel.
It calls the establishment of a Palestinian state in the aftermath of October 7, 2023 “a reward for terrorism” and that such a reward would only encourage Hamas and other Jihadist groups, who would use it as a prelude to taking over the Middle East.
