The Israeli Parliament has approved a highly contentious bill to retroactively legalize Jewish-only settlements built on private Palestinian land in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Its passage was celebrated by far-right Israeli politicians, who called Monday a “historic day for the settlement movement.” The legislation is uniformly opposed by Palestinians and is highly divisive within Israeli politics. Israel’s attorney general calls the legislation unconstitutional and a violation of international law. This is opposition leader Isaac Herzog.

Isaac Herzog: “Do not give your hand to this insane law that threatens to destroy Israeli democracy, Israel’s international stand, threatens IDF commanders and threatens leaders of the state and stands in complete opposition to the opinion of the attorney general.”