Friday, December 27, 2013

Likud pushing bill to annex Jordan Valley

 

If legislature becomes law, PM would be unable to accept US offer to place Jordan Valley, border crossing under Palestinian control.

Miri Regev at the Knesset Interior and Environmental Affairs Committees, April 17, 2013.
Miri Regev at the Knesset Interior and Environmental Affairs Committees, April 17, 2013. Photo: Courtesy Knesset
 
Likud ministers and lawmakers are trying to limit Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s freedom in peace talks, with MK Miri Regev submitting a bill on Thursday to annex the Jordan Valley.

If Regev’s bill becomes law, Netanyahu would be unable to accept the American offer to put the Jordan Valley and border crossings into Jordan under Palestinian control, with IDF soldiers posted at the border and the US providing additional security.

According to Regev’s office, all Likud ministers other than Netanyahu support the bill and it has enough votes to be authorized by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation.


However, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who is leading negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, is the chairwoman of the Ministerial Committee for Legislation. She is likely to try to block the bill, either by not bringing it to a vote or submitting an appeal if it is approved.

Still, Likud ministers could push the legislation forward and demand that it be brought to a general ministerial vote.

Comment:  Now this is a steop forward as it finally provides a mechanism for some serious debate regarding the current round of "talks"-anyone who understands the process, anyone who has the facts regarding events, circumstances, situations and people associated with these "talks' must be lead to consider this bill. It puts on the table the necessary protection guarantees nearly 1.5 million of our citizens deserve. The proposed "Allon Plan" being resurrected from 1967 by the current Obama/Kerry Team of "we really do have your back" asks Israel to commit suicide. Now, let's have a real debate!!
 

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