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Last update - 00:39 26/02/2008 Kadima MKs adopt uniform stance against division of Jerusalem By Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondents Tags: Kadima, Jerusalem  The Kadima Party MKs on Monday convened the party management forum, which includes all party members that aren't ministers, and expressed harsh criticism against the negotiations on the fate of Jerusalem. The forum decided that the party would adopt a uniform stance against the division of the capital. The forum convened as peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians were underway, jumpstarted in November at a U.S.-hosted peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland. One of the core issues on the negotiating table is the fate of Jerusalem, parts of which the Palestinians want as the capital of their future state. The division of Jerusalem within the framework of a peace deal is believed to be favored by Kadima party leaders, including Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who was out of the country on a diplomatic visit to Japan when the meeting was convened. Advertisement Coalition chairman Eli Aflalo said during the meeting that "we too have a stance, and we will make it heard loud and clear. Every MK has a finger, just like ministers." Chairman of the House Committee David Tal said "I hope that we don't repeat [former prime minister Ehud] Barak's mistakes. My opinion is that Jerusalem mustn't be touched." Acting coalition chairman Yoel Hasson said that "we have a political platform that we all agreed to. It and nothing different is Kadima's real road map." MKs Otniel Schneller and Shlomo Molla however said they would be willing to negotiate handing over to the Palestinians those Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem that are not in the "holy basin." "We mustn't bog down the peace talks," said Molla. Schneller maintained that "we have to allow for some political flexibility." Finally, MK Isaac Ben-Israel said that "all the speakers so far have said that we must stick to our platform. I too think that Jerusalem is a landmine that must not be approached." Related articles: Olmert to Shas: No talks underway on division of Jerusalem Minister Eitan: Jerusalem Arabs oppose division of capital Division, where unification failed No one in Kadima is asking if J'lem will be divided, just how Bookmark to del.icio.us   Personalized workout Boutique gyms is the next big thing - for those who can pay. No to non-violence 'Human chain' against the blockade on gaza yields disappointing turnout.   1.   Just wait guys for the inevitable elections... 22:59  |  bat yam 25/02/08   2.   kadima mks and jerusalem 23:33  |  marcel 25/02/08   3.   poor halfwits 00:21  |  amihai 26/02/08   4.   New and Improved 00:23  |  Gideon Reader 26/02/08   5.   nice to know some parts of kadima have morrals still 01:17  |  zionist forever 26/02/08   6.   Never Divided, Forever Israeli 02:59  |  leo 26/02/08   7.   Memo to Kadima MKs: Take a real stand by rejoining Likud! 03:04  |  Chaim 26/02/08   8.   What Israel wants will not matter, Pre-1967 Border Will Stand 03:19  |  Mr. Know-it-all 26/02/08   9.   A big sigh of relief at Islamic Jihad 03:22  |  Mark Lincoln 26/02/08   10.   O KADIMA,U HELPED ME EVACUATE GUSH KATIF,HELP ME DIVIDE JERUSALEM 06:10  |  A. SHARON, I`M FINE) 26/02/08   11.   LINCOLN(#9),WHO NEEDS NEGOTIATIONS?ALL I NEED IS A FEW BULDOZERS) 06:14  |  A. SHARON, I`M FINE) 26/02/08   12.   who needs peace war is so much more fun 06:16  |  Dan Chazan 26/02/08   13.   LINCOLN(#9),WHO NEEDS NEGOTIATIONS?I GAVE`EM GUSH QATIF 4 NOTHIN) 06:18  |  A. SHARON, I`M FINE) 26/02/08   14.   amihai of little emunah 21:41  |  Polybios 26/02/08

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