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Last update - 07:17 12/01/2007 Palestinian family reunification law gets two-month extension By Gideon Alon, Haaretz Correspondent The law preventing the reunification of families of Palestinians from the territories and Israeli Arabs will not be extended for two more years, as requested by the defense establishment. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Knesset Interior and Environment Committee chairman, MK Ghaleb Majadele (Labor), agreed that the law would only be extended for two more months. The Emergency Order on which the current law is based expires on January 16, and therefore there is great urgency to complete the legislation so that it can be brought before the Knesset for a second and third reading. It is expected that Livni will bring the bill before the cabinet for its approval on Sunday, and the plenum will be asked to vote on it Monday. Advertisement Majadele, who Labor leader Amir Peretz announced this week will be appointed Minister of Science, Sport and Culture, told Haaretz on Thursday that he convinced Livni to extend the Emergency Order for only two more months, in order to send a message to the Palestinians that Israel wishes to renew peace talks. He stressed that during the two months he will hold meetings at the Knesset Interior Committee to modify the law to minimize the humanitarian difficulties it poses to families. Earlier this week, a representative for the Shin Bet told the Knesset Interior Committee that 38 of the 272 suicide bombings carried out inside Israel involved terrorists with Israeli identity cards ¬ received on the basis of family reunification. Deputy Attorney General Mike Blass also told the committee that it is essential to extend the law for a considerable period of time because the security threat has not diminished. Blass added that the law tries to strike a balance between humanitarian and security considerations. Attorney Yochi Gnesin, of the Justice Ministry, said that there is a rise in the number of women involved in terrorist attacks, including married women, widows and educated women. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel condemned the law arguing that it constitutes collective punishment and is a blatant violation of the rights of the individual. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Fragile cease-fire Olmert: Gaza cease-fire is fragile, may be short lived. Unbalanced stance Italy FM: EU stance on Israel in past swayed by intolerance.   1.   DON`T ALLOW ANY `REUNIFICATION` 03:34  |  MEIR WEINSTEIN 12/01/07   2.   More Israeli Nonsense 05:03  |  Tod Zuckerman 12/01/07   3.   Unification in Korea with Sun Yun Moon 06:32  |  Mike 12/01/07   4.   Allow re-unification IN GAZA 07:27  |  * BEN JABO 12/01/07   5.   Great Model of Democracy Israel 08:04  |  Democracy-Racial Sep 12/01/07   6.   Re-unification 08:20  |  Phinias Whoppy 12/01/07   7.   Israel & National Suicide 08:28  |  Ron 12/01/07   8.   A misconception must be pointed out. Families may be able to .... 08:43  |  Nadav 12/01/07   9.   Democracy + Seperate Laws = 09:17  |  Lady Liberty 12/01/07   10.   Immigration policy 09:30  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 12/01/07   11.   "Peace talks" equivalent to recognizing the pal "right of return 09:52  |  Absolute Sweden 12/01/07   12.   Dreck and just more zionist dreck 10:49  |  Hannah 12/01/07   13.   Israel! A whole `New` democracy......LOL 10:56  |  T A Sheppard 12/01/07   14.   great answer, nadav 11:57  |  nina 12/01/07   15.   #13 T.A. Shepard 17:05  |  * BEN JABO 12/01/07   16.   #9 Lady Liberty - If you`re Jewish, try moving to Saudi Arabia 17:22  |  * BEN JABO 12/01/07   17.   RE 02:45  |  John Peterson 19/06/08

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