Add Israel as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Israel news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Add InterestIsrael's parliament passed a law on Tuesday requiring a supermajority to relinquish control over any part of Jerusalem, a move that could hamstring the city's division in any future peace deal. The amendment bars the government from ceding Israeli sovereignty over any part of Jerusalem without approval of at least 80 of the legislature's 120 members. The law also permits the government to remove outlying Palestinian neighborhoods from the city, a move promoted by hard-liners to preserve Jerusalem's Jewish majority. Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital.

Source: ABC News January 02, 2018 08:12 UTC