16 of the MPs elected in Israel live in the usurped Palestinian lands
Research by the Choose Wisely foundation found that 13.3% of Israeli MPs live in the occupied West Bank.
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- A study conducted in Israel revealed that 13.3% of the deputies in the 120-seat parliament live in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- The majority of the MPs are from Netanyahu's coalition partners and the Israel Our Home party.
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Why It Matters
As a result of the elections held on October 27, a new parliamentary structure was formed in Israel. The ratio of Israelis living in the West Bank to the population is 5.1%.
The foundation called "Choose Wisely" in Israel shared information about the deputies elected to the 120-seat Israeli Parliament in its research.
The research revealed that although the number of Israelis living in the occupied West Bank constitutes 5.1 percent of the population, 13.3 percent of the elected MPs live in settlements established by usurping Palestinian lands.
In the research showing that 16 of the 120 deputies of the Israeli Parliament live in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, it was stated that the majority of these deputies are from the Likud, Jewish Power, Religious Zionism, United Torah Judaism and Shas parties, which constitute the last coalition of interim Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Jewish opposition Israel Our Home Party.
In the investigation, it was stated that Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich, Avigdor Liberman, Orit Strock, Moshe Feiglin and Amichai Eliyahu also lived in settlements established by usurping Palestinian lands.
The study noted that 62 deputies retained their seats in the elections, 46 new deputies entered the parliament and 12 deputies were re-elected after a period of time, and that 88 of the deputies served in the Israeli army and 3 of them were gay.
In the study, it was reported that the average age of deputies in the reshaped Israeli Parliament was 53.3.
According to the data of the Israeli non-governmental organization Peace Now Movement, the number of Israelis living in the occupied West Bank exceeded 500 thousand, while the number of Israelis living in the occupied East Jerusalem approached 250 thousand.
According to the results of the elections held in Israel on October 27, the camp supporting interim Prime Minister Netanyahu won 53 seats, while Netanyahu's opponents gained 67 seats.
Parties representing Palestinian Israeli citizens in the opposition wing reached the historical level of representation with 19 deputies.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog gave the authority to form a government to opposition Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot.
Open Questions
- What will be the impact of this representation ratio on future settlement policies?
