Israeli bill seen as threat to future peace deals
By AMY TEIBEL, Associated Press Amy Teibel, Associated Press – 32 mins agoJERUSALEM – With Mideast peacemaking at a standstill, Israel's hard-line parliament called a vote Monday to push through a bill that could sink future peace deals with the Palestinians and Syria.
The proposed legislation, which appeared headed for approval later in the day, would make it much harder for an Israeli government to cede east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights— captured territories that would be central to any future accords.
The legislation would require 80 of Israel's 120 lawmakers to approve any withdrawal from those two areas. Without that super majority, the government would need to win approval in a binding national referendum.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Cabinet supports the bill....READ MORE
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