Saudi Slams Israeli Knesset For Approving West Bank Annexation Bills
In a direct rejection of the Israeli Knesset’s (Parliament) move to impose Israeli sovereignty over the Occupied West Bank, and also condemning the legitimization of Israeli sovereignty over an illegal colonial settlement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued an official statement.
In its official statement, the Kingdom has rejected all Israeli settlements and expansionist policies violating the international statute by the Israeli occupation authorities. The Kingdom has also reiterated its support for the historical rights of Palestinians to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the international resolution.
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The Kingdom also emphasized the importance of the full responsibility of the international community to implement the international resolution, to put an end to the Israeli attacks on Palestinian territories and the Palestinian people. Via an official statement, the Kingdom urged advancing the peace process based on the two-state solution, achieving security and stability in the region.
#Statement | The Foreign Ministry expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli Knesset’s approval, in preliminary reading, of two draft laws aimed at imposing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank and legitimizing Israeli… pic.twitter.com/HGUJiuF9lw
— Foreign Ministry 🇸🇦 (@KSAmofaEN) October 22, 2025
Notably, the Israeli Knesset passed a bill in its preliminary reading on Wednesday, which applies the sovereignty of the State of Israel to the territories of Judea and Samaria (West Bank).
The Knesset statement said that 25 members supported the bill, introduced by Avi Maoz, leader of the far-right Noam Party; however, 24 lawmakers opposed it. The Knesset has a total of 120 members.
The bill still must pass three more readings to become a law. It will further go to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee for deliberations.
Reportedly, another bill, to annex the Ma’ale Adumim settlement bloc in the Occupied West Bank, has also been passed in the preliminary reading in the Knesset with 32 votes in favor and 9 against.
The bill came in the Knesset despite US President Donald Trump’s opposition, who ensured that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.
