Title: "Knesset Rejects Establishment of a Palestinian State 'Unilaterally'"

The Israeli Knesset supported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's declaration today, Wednesday, rejecting the establishment of a Palestinian state "unilaterally," following increasing international calls to revive efforts toward a two-state solution to the decades-long conflict. The Likud party, led by Netanyahu, stated that "99 out of 120 lawmakers voted in favor of the declaration approved by the government earlier this week." The Israeli declaration also states that "any permanent agreement with the Palestinians must be reached through direct negotiations between the two sides, not through international dictates."