Right-wing members of the Israeli Knesset are moving forward with legislation that would claim sovereignty over swaths of the West Bank despite opposition from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu .

Knesset member Avi Maoz pushed through the “Application of Israeli Sovereignty in Judea and Samaria , 2025″ bill on Wednesday with a narrow vote of 25-24. It’s an embarrassing moment of impotence for Netanyahu, who urged members of the governing coalition to oppose the bill.

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