Israelâs Knesset passed a resolution rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state on Thursday.
The bill, co-sponsored by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuâs coalition along with right-wing parties in the opposition, was passed by an overwhelming majority of 68 votes, with only nine MKs voting against it.
Benny Gantz, seen by many leaders in the West as a more moderate figure than Netanyahu, voted in favour of the bill, along with his party.
China: land grab by claiming the sea and Taiwan is theirs = bad guy
Russia: land grab by invade Ukraine claiming Ukraine is theirs = bad guy
Israel: land grab by invade West Bank and Gaza, saying Palestine shouldnât exists and claiming both land is theirs
Guys, i might risk getting called antisemite butâŚi think Israel is the bad guy here?
Russia isnât claiming Ukraine is theirs.
Thatâs why, before invading, they formally recognized the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk from Ukraine.
They have since passed a bill annexing those areas, plus more, and even in the official âjustificationâ for the war Russia clearly expects to be able to decide Ukraineâs foreign policy
And none of that means Russia is claiming Ukraine.
In fact, by recognizing Luhansk and Donetsk as independent countries, they were explicitly saying that Luhansk and Donetsk were not part of Russia.
Itâs not the same situation as Taiwan or Palestine, where China and Israel respectively claim that those territories are theirs and include them on official maps.
Edit: Look at official maps of Russia from Russia. The annexed territories are shown as part of Russia, but the rest of Ukraine isnât.
Edit 2: You guys, this isnât a matter of opinion. Youâre just misunderstanding the situation. âTerritory X belongs to country Yâ can depend on who you ask, but âCountry Y claims territory Xâ is a simple fact that is either true or not.
They were annexed by Russia from Ukraine (a country that Russia does not claim).