Israel approves law for 'super-majority' to hand over part of Jerusalem
Israel's parliament has passed a law requiring a super-majority to relinquish control over any part of Jerusalem, a move that could hamstring the city's division in any future peace deal.
The amendment bars the government from ceding Israeli sovereignty over any part of Jerusalem without approval of at least 80 of the legislature's 120 members.
But the law itself can be overturned with a simple majority, making it largely symbolic.
The legislation also permits the government to remove outlying Palestinian neighbourhoods from the city, a move promoted by hardliners to preserve Jerusalem's Jewish majority.
They would be turned into separate municipalities under Israeli control.
The Knesset approved the legislation in a 64-52 vote early on Tuesday, with opposition politicians saying it would make it even harder to make peace with the Palestinians.
Israel claims all of Jerusalem as its capital.
The Palestinians want east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in the 1967 war and annexed in a move not recognised internationally, to be the capital of their future state.
Tensions rose after President Donald Trump declared Jerusalem to be Israel's capital last month, breaking with decades of...