Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a session of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem November 22, 2010. Credit: REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunIsrael Parliament Passes Referendum Law For Relinquishing Territory -- The Telegraph
Israel's parliament passed a new law on Monday night requiring a referendum to ratify any peace agreement involving Israel relinquishing territory, effectively tying the government's hands in peace negotiations.
With negotiations deadlocked with both the Palestinian authority and Syria, the new law places an additional obstacle in the way of Middle East peace efforts.
The Knesset parliament voted 65-33 in favour of the referendum bill.
Under the law, any peace agreement with Syria which includes returning the occupied Golan Heights or a deal with the Palestinians, which includes East Jerusalem, also captured during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, will be put to a public vote.
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More News On Israel's New Referendum Bill
Israeli parliament approves referendum-for-peace law -- Reuters
Israel passes bill on withdrawal from land -- BBC
Israel Enacts Bill to Force Referendum on a Treaty -- New York Times
Israel Law Boosts Requirement for Approval of Pullout -- Bloomberg
Israeli parliament passes law requiring referendum on territorial concessions -- Xinhuanet
Knesset passes bill conditioning land concessions with popular referendums -- Haaretz
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