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November 23, 2010

Israel Passes Law to Ban Ceding of Land Without Vote
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Israel’s parliament has approved a measure backed by Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu which could require a national referendum on
potential land-for-peace deals concluded with Palestinians and Arab
neighbors. The Israeli law covers any agreements involving a pullback
from occupied land Israel has already annexed—East Jerusalem, or
the Golan Heights captured from Syria. Critics argued the bill could
further complicate U.S.-backed talks with the Palestinians. The chief
Palestinian negotiator, Saeb Erekat, denounced the measure as a "mockery
of international law."



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