Explained: How a vote became a major setback for Israel’s government | Explained News,The Indian Express

The striking of the bill means that the legal status of the Israeli settlers will be thrown into question now and may result in the change of their legal status in the West Bank.

The Israel government suffered defeat in parliament Monday after the opposition helped strike down a bill to uphold Israeli law in settlements in the West Bank. This has brought attention to laws that have been in place for decades, where Israeli regulations had created a separate legal system for the approximately 500,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

This means that the approximately 3 million Palestinians live under military rule, and face regulations different from the Israelis living in the territory.

What happens now?

These regulations expire at the end of this month. The striking of the bill means that the legal status of the Israeli settlers will be thrown into question now and may result in the change of their legal status in the West Bank.

If the bill is not passed on July 1, the thousands of Israelis living in the West Bank will no longer receive the same rights as other Israelis, including voting rights, The Guardian reported. Very simply, the settlers would also fall under military rule, unable to avail of most of Israel’s criminal and civilian laws as they are presently able. That would mean chaos and confusion and breakdown of everyday operations for thousands of settlers.

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