Egypt, 9 Islamic nations condemn Knesset’s approval of bill imposing ‘Israeli sovereignty’ over occupied West Bank

CAIRO – 24 July 2025: Egypt, along with nine other Islamic nations, the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, strongly condemn the Israeli Knesset’s approval of the declaration calling for the imposition of the so-called “Israeli sovereignty” over the occupied West Bank.

In a joint statement issued on Thursday, Egypt, Bahrain, Indonesia, Jordan, Nigeria, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the League of Arab States, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation said that the Israeli declaration is a blatant and unacceptable violation of international law, and a flagrant breach of relevant UN Security Council resolutions, most notably Resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), and 2334 (2016), all of which affirm the invalidity of all measures and decisions that seek to legitimize the occupation, including settlement activities in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967.

The Israeli Knesset voted, on Wednesday, in favor of the government's bill to impose Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank by a majority of 71 votes.

The above-mentioned parties reaffirm that Israel has no sovereignty over the Occupied Palestinian Territory, stressing that this unilateral Israeli move has no legal effect and cannot alter the legal status of the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, which remains an integral part of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. They also emphasize that such Israeli actions only fuel the growing tension in the region exacerbated by the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the resulting humanitarian catastrophe there.

They call on the international community, including the Security Council and all relevant actors, to shoulder their legal and moral responsibilities, and to act to halt Israel’s illegal policies aimed at imposing a fait accompli by force, undermining the prospects for a just and lasting peace, and the prospects of the two-state solution.

They also reaffirm their commitment to the two-state solution based on international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative, and to the realization of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state on the June 4, 1967 lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital.