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Last update - 08:31 01/07/2008 New law stipulates: Territorial withdrawal only by referendum By Shahar Ilan and Eli Ashkenazi, Haaretz Correspondents Tags: Golan, referendum, Israel  The Knesset approved on Monday the referendum law, which mandates a national referendum or a two thirds Knesset majority prior to a withdrawal from any territory under Israeli territory. The law was approved in its first reading by a majority of 65 MKs to 18. The vote came as indirect peace talks were underway between Israel and Syria, revolving around the Syrian demand that Israel return the Golan Heights, which it captured from Syria during the 1967 Six-Day War, in return for peace. A third round of talks was to begin this week. Earlier Monday, the "Golan Lobby" convened at the Knesset ahead of the vote. The meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Trade Minister Eli Yishai (Shas), who said that the law is a positive and important measure, though his party generally opposes holding referendums. Advertisement "I think that talk about [pulling out of the Golan] Heights cause great damage to the residents," Yishai said. "Anything we can do to help is a blessing and is required and therefore we will support the law." An existing law already mandates a referendum before ceding any territory under Israeli sovereignty, but it also states that this requirement will not apply until a Basic Law detailing the procedures for holding a referendum is passed. The current law eliminated the need to enact a Basic Law. Instead, it requires that territorial concessions be approved by a national referendum or general elections or a majority of 80 Knesset members. Golan Lobby Chairman MK Yisrael Katz said that it was extremely important that the law was approved, in order to make it clear that attempts to hand over the Golan will be followed by the tedious procedure of a referendum. "There is an important message here, especially while negotiations are underway," Katz said. Opposition Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu said the "in Western countries, giving up land is impossibly difficult, and in tiny little Israel, governments can relinquish land with unbearable ease. This is something that must be rectified, and the law can do that." MK Yuval Steinitz (Likud) said that negotiations over the Golan Heights were a crime. "Giving up the Golan would be a national disaster that the Zionist endeavor will not recover from," he said. Deputy Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud) said "the Knesset needs to learn from its own history? this law sends a clear message that the decision will be approved by the people, without outside considerations, tricks or political bribes." MK David Tal (Kadima), the chairman of the special committee that prepared the law, said Sunday that "if the referendum law is approved by less than 65 MKs, I will view it as a personal failure." 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Gloom and doom How many missiles will be fired from Iran, Syria, Lebanon in the next war?   1.   Now Olmert will need a new scam to divert attention 19:47  |  Simon 30/06/08   2.   75% of Israelis oppose an Israeli withdrawal ... 19:49  |  jean Van Daem 30/06/08   3.   Not enough 19:51  |  Frank 30/06/08   4.   Excellent 19:59  |  Jane 30/06/08   5.   Only in Israel 20:23  |  Jon 30/06/08   6.   BREAKING-PEACE-NEWS-BY-ISRAELI-WAR-MONGERS 20:27  |  index_on_censorship 30/06/08   7.   One GOAL was enogh for SPAIN - ISRAEL needs OCCUPIED GOL-AN 20:31  |  Euro fan 30/06/08   8.   isnt it worth it? 20:37  |  Antoine 30/06/08   9.   #8 Antoine 20:51  |  Boycott 30/06/08   10.   I AM SORRY, BUT 20:54  |  indrajaya 30/06/08   11.   #9 Boycott 21:01  |  Michael 30/06/08   12.   We don`t need referendums 21:11  |  ARAB BOYCOTT 30/06/08   13.   Israel will never reach A THOUSAND YEARS, maybe 80? 21:19  |  Tausendjahrige Reich 30/06/08   14.   This in Actually Pretty Good 21:20  |  Mark of Lewiston 30/06/08   15.   Isrealis as a whole can now bare responsibility for the 21:22  |  El Hombre Bueno 30/06/08   16.   Boycott - you could say the same thing about Israel 21:23  |  Patriot American 30/06/08   17.   RATS of Jakarta are never sorry for anything they do 21:24  |  Genuine Tosefta 30/06/08   18.   Michael - Most Israelis live on the coast 21:25  |  Demographer 30/06/08   19.   OLMERT STINKS 21:25  |  4:20 30/06/08   20.   Eventually Israel will cede or lose all American support 21:26  |  Natallie Durson 30/06/08   21.   What are the negotiations about anyway? 21:27  |  Michael N 30/06/08   22.   # 2. Jean Van Dam...? Iran on Golan..? 21:29  |  Stephen. 30/06/08   23.   What about a referendum on stealing land? 21:50  |  Joe 30/06/08   24.   As Usual Benjamin Netanyahu is 100% Correct 21:51  |  Living In Rishon 30/06/08   25.   Another Glorious victory for peace 22:01  |  D 30/06/08   26.   #11 its a dangerous precedent 22:04  |  Antoine 30/06/08   27.   Iran in the Golan= good propaganda 22:12  |  Hadi 30/06/08   28.   #2 22:24  |  human being 30/06/08   29.   #10 Indrajera & #20 Durson 22:29  |  leo 30/06/08   30.   Thank G-d that theres more sane Israelis than 22:37  |  JP 30/06/08   31.   And Olmert can now Stew in his own Juice..... 22:43  |  Dolly 30/06/08   32.   ABOUT TIME 22:54  |  Barry S. Roffman 30/06/08   33.   It is mean that the Jordan is Palestinian State 22:54  |  e.m.Jordan is Palest 30/06/08   34.   bibi three days ago NZ gave huge plots of land to maori 23:09  |  mehmet 30/06/08   35.   Ceding what...? 23:13  |  Esther 30/06/08   36.   It means that Alaska is Israel! 23:16  |  Back home 30/06/08   37.   Jon - if you gamble with money or land you can lose too! 23:23  |  x-ray 30/06/08   38.   Making laws for illegal appropriation...?! 23:24  |  Esther 30/06/08   39.   There is no mention of the winning referendum percentage needed 23:35  |  Sam 30/06/08   40.   New Referendum? 23:36  |  Heatherross 30/06/08   41.   golan is israel land ,by by 23:47  |  baba lalou 30/06/08   42.   Another referendum 23:57  |  Fought on the Golan 30/06/08   43.   Doesn`t change international law 00:03  |  Jeff 01/07/08   44.   To Antoline # 26 - Sorry you are Wronf..... 00:15  |  Dolly 01/07/08   45.   Wrong Wording (and thinking) for Law 00:17  |  ZADOK 01/07/08   46.   Referendum on ceding land 00:35  |  Mark 01/07/08   47.   Peace and justice was never israels agenda 01:01  |  Daniel 01/07/08   48.   new law 01:06  |  Moshe 01/07/08   49.   new law 01:06  |  Moshe 01/07/08   50.   (Swiss) Dino, why aren`t you here to congruatulate Israel? 01:13  |  Mark B. 01/07/08   51.   to #20 Nazilie Durson - Israel will never lost USA support 01:17  |  JP 01/07/08   52.   @14 Mark of Lewiston,don`t you trust too much on the people? 01:17  |  Mark B. 01/07/08   53.   Good News, But... 01:20  |  Jeff Northridge 01/07/08   54.   Israel,s behaviour reminds me of Scarface 01:43  |  Labhras 01/07/08   55.   39 Mark B 01:55  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/07/08   56.   land robery! 02:08  |  bashar 01/07/08   57.   Good Idea 02:19  |  Jane 01/07/08   58.   This government of Kadima is illegal and have no 03:13  |  Akram Zekaria 01/07/08   59.   Israel no partner for peace 03:34  |  Paul Fingerhut 01/07/08   60.   A meaningless law 03:35  |  Johnboy 01/07/08   61.   Land withdrawal for nothing. 03:47  |  Dudka 01/07/08   62.   refer this 03:59  |  Space 01/07/08   63.   We must stop Israeli retreat. Period. This is but a first step. 04:00  |  Chaim 01/07/08   64.   The Israeli Public Will Take Their Country Back 04:10  |  Ron 01/07/08   65.   To 35 Mark 04:28  |  Ron 01/07/08   66.   Land theft, now legal in Israel. 04:40  |  POP 01/07/08   67.   The Golan is illegally occupied territory 04:41  |  betz55 01/07/08   68.   new law 04:58  |  shruli 01/07/08   69.   To give back stolen land is "to give up land" ? 05:04  |  Truthteller 01/07/08   70.   Mexico - U.S.A. 05:47  |  Dudka 01/07/08   71.   #45 - Boy Johnboy 05:57  |  JES 01/07/08   72.   #20 - Uh, Nattalie 05:59  |  JES 01/07/08   73.   New Law 06:05  |  Brod 01/07/08   74.   SOME MORE "SPECIAL" LAWS - Israeli-style! 06:22  |  PADDY 01/07/08   75.   #6 Illegal according to who? The Syrians? 07:29  |  DesMnsDave 01/07/08   76.   #20 If you mean a Palestinian state .. 07:33  |  DesMnsDave 01/07/08   77.   #40 Show me the law! 07:37  |  DesMnsDave 01/07/08   78.   #40 Show me the law! 07:37  |  DesMnsDave 01/07/08   79.   #64 Israel effectively HAS peace with Syria 07:42  |  DesMnsDave 01/07/08   80.   #67 And Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and California 07:44  |  DesMnsDave 01/07/08   81.   #66 Speaking of hubris from Nazi haven Argentina ... 07:48  |  DesMnsDave 01/07/08   82.   To Mark # 43 - Peace? or being Non-existent? 08:08  |  Dolly 01/07/08   83.   #68 JES, who loves the shout of "MINE! ALL MINE!" 08:31  |  Johnboy 01/07/08   84.   Giving away the Golan can only lead to a catastrophe! 08:31  |  jean Van Daem 01/07/08   85.   #68 I had a particular Daffy cartoon in mind, JES 08:38  |  Johnboy 01/07/08   86.   To Joe # 23 - He who laughs last laughs loudest..... 08:46  |  Dagma 01/07/08   87.   To PADDY # 71 - New Laws to Protect Israel 09:09  |  Josephus 01/07/08   88.   To 4:20 # 19 - The New Law...... 09:42  |  Natasha 01/07/08   89.   Netanyahu makes an ass out of himself again 09:46  |  Colin Wright 01/07/08   90.   Can`t be any worse than Olmert, lets hope sanity prevails 09:49  |  Harvey (Chaim) 01/07/08   91.   A referendum with Hashem? 09:53  |  Harvey (Chaim) 01/07/08   92.   Game of cards anybody? 09:58  |  Harvey (Chaim) 01/07/08   93.   To Daniel # 44 - Peace and Justice..... 09:59  |  Pathfinder 01/07/08   94.   What about a referendum to end Israeli.. 09:59  |  Maureen Ann 01/07/08   95.   law on referendum is essential 10:17  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 01/07/08   96.   Don`t make the same mistake... 10:19  |  Joseph 01/07/08   97.   only pro-Muslim and pro-Arabs are against law 10:23  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 01/07/08   98.   #72, johnny, we know all about you 10:26  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 01/07/08   99.   JOSEPHUS - Stolen goods do not become the property of the theif - 10:33  |  PADDY 01/07/08   100.   To Jeff # 40 - Better to know All Laws. 10:42  |  Dolly 01/07/08   101.   CONSIDERING it is Israeli citizens whose future safety is at risk 10:43  |  PETER SM 01/07/08   102.   Fantastic news 10:45  |  Jason 01/07/08   103.   Idrajaya 10:46  |  ILI 01/07/08   104.   CONSIDERING Fatah claim& Hamas intend to "obliterate"ALL Israel 11:02  |  PETER SM 01/07/08   105.   "TRUTH TELLER" Where are the borders to the West Bank? 11:04  |  PETER SM 01/07/08   106.   #86 Well, that`s an ignorant spray, Dolly 11:09  |  Johnboy 01/07/08   107.   PADDY.No recognised borders is by Arab choice! 11:09  |  PETER SM 01/07/08   108.   #41 Another try to educate Dolly 11:21  |  Johnboy 01/07/08   109.   PAWS OFF ISRAELI LAND 11:33  |  PalestniansAreA Myth 01/07/08   110.   El Hombre Bueno.Bound to happen when Pals elected No Peace Ever- 11:35  |  PETER SM 01/07/08   111.   PETER SM- Denial is where Zionists show their expertise. 12:02  |  PADDY 01/07/08   112.   Hopefully this will stop the `Land for Violence` policy! 12:08  |  Paul Henzen 01/07/08   113.   #68, JES, go read the talmud, it states..... 12:09  |  VIPER 01/07/08   114.   #96 paddy tikk as 2 planks and factual history 12:11  |  victor hardman 01/07/08   115.   Get Rid of Olmert 13:01  |  david 01/07/08   116.   To PADDY # 87 - The Thief...... 13:01  |  Josephus 01/07/08   117.   VIPER please quote the Talmud verses that say that? 13:02  |  PETER SM 01/07/08   118.   Victor Hardman - please explain 13:06  |  PADDY 01/07/08   119.   Kol Ha Kavod Knesset ! 13:19  |  AliciaYasmeen 01/07/08   120.   #118 paddy confirms he is as tikk as two planks 13:36  |  victor hardman 01/07/08   121.   a law that may lead to chaos. Hopefully not but 13:49  |  Jo 01/07/08   122.   Israel will have to choose between PEACE or LAND 13:57  |  Tupac 01/07/08   123.   #77 DesMnsDave lays down the challenge! 14:18  |  Johnboy 01/07/08   124.   #14 DesMnsDave tries the double-negative 14:26  |  Johnboy 01/07/08   125.   PADDY 111 - To Whom It May Concern... 14:33  |  The Treadmill 01/07/08   126.   PADDY 111 - To Whom It May Concern... 14:33  |  The Treadmill 01/07/08   127.   Mehmet, an even weirder occupier 14:34  |  FOX 01/07/08   128.   Johnboy, as Don Quixote #123 14:44  |  FOX 01/07/08   129.   #100, Dolly, Read UNSCR 242 adopted 1967 15:22  |  A Bethlehemite 01/07/08   130.   Fought on the Golan # 42 Excellent point 15:24  |  American in NY 01/07/08   131.   Not a bad law, but a weak one 15:24  |  Tosefta 01/07/08   132.   This so-called "law"... 15:35  |  Esther 01/07/08   133.   CJK # 95 The referendum asks; Lebensraum or peace? 15:38  |  American in NY 01/07/08   134.   Natalie @20 16:05  |  GABE! 01/07/08   135.   FOX hasn`t figured it out yet... 16:05  |  Ibrahim 01/07/08   136.   Natalie @20 16:05  |  GABE1 01/07/08   137.   Esther of Jaffa @38 16:08  |  GABE1 01/07/08   138.   To Johnboy # 123 - the United Nations? a Muslim-run Organisatio 16:09  |  Natasha 01/07/08   139.   Haaretz 16:20  |  Fritz 01/07/08   140.   Haaretz protected Nazitalie DurSSon 16:23  |  GS 01/07/08   141.   Johnboy # 123 You Might Have A Case In The Golan 16:43  |  Jeff Northridge 01/07/08   142.   AS IF... 16:47  |  ravi 01/07/08   143.   Tausenwhogivesashit Reich-Nazi, what kind of talkback 17:17  |  jj 01/07/08   144.   Johnboy, where did you attend college? 17:22  |  jj 01/07/08   145.   Viper, reading his antisemitic propaganda out loud again 17:40  |  jj 01/07/08   146.   x-ray # 37 and if you gamble with peace you surely lose! 17:41  |  American in NY 01/07/08   147.   Johnboy # 123 Your Case In The West Bank Is Lousy (part 1) 17:44  |  Jeff Northridge 01/07/08   148.   FACT: Jordan is 37,000 square miles of Palestine, thats the home 17:50  |  JJ 01/07/08   149.   Maureen-Ann, i realize there is a stench-filled bastion 17:51  |  jj 01/07/08   150.   #123 Doublestandard Indeed! 17:58  |  DesMnsDave 01/07/08   151.   Super.Finally good thing. 18:03  |  IAIKFIR 01/07/08   152.   To ravi # 142 - Palestinians. 18:04  |  netta 01/07/08   153.   REFERENDUM only on Partitioned part of Israel NOT on conqured 18:05  |  Akbar 01/07/08   154.   #9.Boycott.Yes they want lands and wars, WARS WARS 18:11  |  Sensi Bool 01/07/08   155.   #122 It`s easy to trade "peace" when it`s never practiced 18:13  |  DesMnsDave 01/07/08   156.   #11.Michael,Plain and SIMPLE GOLAN is SYRIAN, that`s why. 18:17  |  Katy 01/07/08   157.   #6 what world do you live in? 18:19  |  Cathy 01/07/08   158.   WHY Israeli politicians have Referendum 18:26  |  khalid al Walid 01/07/08   159.   Johnboy # 123 Your Case In The West Bank Is Lousy (part 2) 18:28  |  Jeff Northridge 01/07/08   160.   #138. I wish your prediction is right. 18:30  |  Nargis 01/07/08   161.   #136. It gets me to note your insulting behaviour 18:36  |  Noeline 01/07/08   162.   Tosefta -interesting post #131 18:48  |  Roo 01/07/08   163.   Fox. `Israel no worse than the Ottomans` #127 18:59  |  Roo 01/07/08   164.   To Johnboy # 123- Another `try` to educate Dolly 19:00  |  Dolly 01/07/08   165.   Peace Plan: The US should appoint Slowman as peace mediator 19:00  |  Eli Ashkenazi 01/07/08   166.   Golan, West Bank are not part of Israel 19:01  |  Mark Marshall 01/07/08   167.   Johnboy # other posts Other Matters 19:27  |  Jeff Northridge 01/07/08   168.   Oye, Gabe1.... 19:39  |  Esther 01/07/08   169.   Application of the law (Roo #151) 19:47  |  Tosefta 01/07/08   170.   to dolly what about haifa 19:53  |  Joseph 01/07/08   171.   Whoever heard of a national referendum to return stolen land? 20:13  |  Dutch 01/07/08   172.   113 Viper, The real hypocrisy comes when someone acts out... 20:30  |  Dutch 01/07/08   173.   The main damage, 20:38  |  KUTW 01/07/08   174.   imagine an Arab referendum if you`ve the courage 20:41  |  nuchem 01/07/08   175.   5. Jon: Syria declared war on Israel 20:43  |  KUTW 01/07/08   176.   6. index_on_censorship: BREAKING-PEACE-NEWS-BY-SYRIAN-WAR-MONG 20:46  |  KUTW 01/07/08   177.   7. Euro fan: Whats up to you? 20:49  |  KUTW 01/07/08   178.   #131 - Tosefta, I tend to agree with you on this one 20:54  |  JES 01/07/08   179.   referendems to expand settlements? 20:54  |  Ibrahim 01/07/08   180.   15. El Hombre Bueno: who bears responsibility 20:56  |  KUTW 01/07/08   181.   Jeff Northridge @165 20:57  |  GABE1 01/07/08   182.   the dutch dyke @171-haaretz pls post 21:09  |  GABE1 01/07/08   183.   1000 r Reich. 21:47  |  JOJO 01/07/08   184.   numero 69 21:52  |  Emet 01/07/08   185.   MARSHALL 166 21:54  |  JOJO 01/07/08   186.   What about a referendum for annexing Palestinian Land? 21:56  |  Tzfonit 01/07/08   187.   Let the people talk 22:02  |  Tzfonit 01/07/08   188.   Just Trying to do the Arabs a favor 22:48  |  FOX 01/07/08   189.   Mehmet #34 23:13  |  utagawa 01/07/08   190.   Tzfonit 186: good point! 23:16  |  Mark Marshall 01/07/08   191.   Paddy the hyp! 23:30  |  utagawa 01/07/08   192.   To JJ about johnnyboy 23:46  |  utagawa 01/07/08   193.   Can this law be a retroactive one? 23:50  |  Rachel in USA 01/07/08   194.   to Labhras and PADDY for sake of Ireland just shut up 23:52  |  CM 01/07/08   195.   Dutch # 171 "Stolen" By Whom? 23:53  |  Jeff Northridge 01/07/08   196.   MAKE THIS LAW RETROACTIVE OF PREVIOUS GIVEN LAND 23:56  |  RW 01/07/08   197.   Great news! The people will decide 00:13  |  Realist 02/07/08   198.   not an inch 00:30  |  alan 02/07/08   199.   re Natallie #20 `Eventually Israel will cede or lose all American 00:34  |  Colin Wright 02/07/08   200.   WHATS A BIGGER MYTH? THE PALESTINIANS OR SYRIANS CLAIM TO GOLAN? 00:37  |  PalestniansAreA Myth 02/07/08   201.   ibrahim 179 00:57  |  alan 02/07/08   202.   Tzfonit aka Umm Itai ibn Ibrahim@186 01:33  |  GABE1 02/07/08   203.   #174 They have one now! Accept Israel or not? 01:50  |  DesMnsDave 02/07/08   204.   #166 Show me the law that states this! 01:55  |  DesMnsDave 02/07/08   205.   JOSEPHUS - Your definitian of theif describes zionists, perfectly 03:11  |  PADDY 02/07/08   206.   RE: #5 Jon in US referendums on land 03:16  |  hmpierson 02/07/08   207.   betz 55 Golan Heights 03:20  |  hmpierson 02/07/08   208.   Joshua`s Boundaries Are Israel`s Boundaries 03:43  |  John Isenhower 02/07/08   209.   antoine 04:03  |  Jasper 02/07/08   210.   THE TREADMILL _- do as we say not as we do! 04:14  |  PADDY 02/07/08   211.   #172, DUTCH, i agree 04:14  |  VIPER 02/07/08   212.   Dudka - Mexico 04:16  |  Jasper 02/07/08   213.   #200, PALS MYTH, see your an arrogant ass 04:19  |  VIPER 02/07/08   214.   UTAGAWA - Good Irish name, that! 04:21  |  PADDY 02/07/08   215.   CM _ don`t be unkind! 04:30  |  PADDY 02/07/08   216.   Not on our dead bodies ! 04:58  |  Akram Zekaria 02/07/08   217.   #167 Best look up the definition of "casus belli", Jeff 06:06  |  Johnboy 02/07/08   218.   #169 Gotta point this out, Tosefta 06:13  |  Johnboy 02/07/08   219.   #128 FOX fails to read the rest of the post 06:18  |  Johnboy 02/07/08   220.   #144 jj poses an odd question 06:22  |  Johnboy 02/07/08   221.   #141 Jeff the apologist strikes out again 06:30  |  Johnboy 02/07/08   222.   Israel will accept 1967 borders, only once Iran becomes nuclear 06:39  |  Aounist 02/07/08   223.   #167 Jeff piles on the casus belli`s.... 06:43  |  Johnboy 02/07/08   224.   #164 Dolly loves here Hasbarah comic books 06:51  |  Johnboy 02/07/08   225.   #159 Jeff puts words in my mouth 07:01  |  Johnboy 02/07/08   226.   #113 - So now Viper is a Talmudic scholar 07:23  |  JES 02/07/08   227.   VIPER.Still waiting for your "Talmud quote" chapter & verse 07:43  |  PETER SM 02/07/08   228.   JOHNBOY.NASSER admitted he knew he was commiting an act of war!! 08:01  |  PETER SM 02/07/08   229.   #219, JES, deny all you like 08:26  |  VIPER 02/07/08   230.   #228 Then let`s examine that quote, PETER SM 13:00  |  Johnboy 02/07/08   231.   re. paul fingerhut #59 20:25  |  G. Ciano 02/07/08   232.   #229 Viper 21:18  |  G. Ciano 02/07/08   233.   #229 - Look VIPER 22:13  |  JES 02/07/08   234.   #230;Johnboy are you still making this silly argument? 22:51  |  Doc Holliday 02/07/08   235.   #122 tupac 23:02  |  G. Ciano 02/07/08   236.   #209 JASPER and other 01:01  |  Antoine 03/07/08   237.   #213 VIPER 01:56  |  PalestniansAreA Myth 03/07/08   238.   #223, JES and the difference 04:03  |  VIPER 03/07/08   239.   #237, it`s a myth 04:06  |  VIPER 03/07/08   240.   #238 - That`s what I thought "VIPER" 07:33  |  JES 03/07/08

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