Peres Promises Peace Plan Poll
Breaking new ground, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Monday that he would hold a referendum on any final peace agreement with the Palestinians.
Coming less than two months before Israeli general elections, Peres’ pledge appeared aimed at undecided voters who fear that a Peres government would make too many concessions to the Palestinians.
Negotiations on the final status of Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, as well as the future of 144 Jewish settlements, are to begin in May.
The opposition Likud Party claims Peres will agree to hand over most of the West Bank as well as part of Jerusalem to Palestinian control. Peres has denied that he would agree to divide Jerusalem.
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