Vote follow­s Likud party's call for West Bank annexa­tionJERUSALEM: Israel set a higher threshold on Tuesday for any future vote on ceding parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinians, who want the eastern part of the city for a future independent state. Trump’s December 6 decision touched off protests in the region and the Palestinians have said Washington can no longer serve as a peace broker. Opposition head Isaac Herzog said Jewish Home was leading Israel “toward a terrible disaster”. Israel captured East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed it in a move not recognised internationally. Palestinians want East Jerusalem to be the capital of a future state that would also include the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Source: The Express Tribune January 02, 2018 06:45 UTC