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Israel
considers referendum on peace deal with Palestinians
Wednesday, September 22, 2010 08:18:34 AM,
IANS
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Jerusalem:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he is
considering to put any possible peace agreement with the
Palestinians to a national referendum.
“It is clear to me that any agreement that I will bring will be
brought to the nation for a decision, and there are a number of
ways to do that,” Netanyahu was quoted as saying Tuesday by a
local daily, Xinhua reported.
Speaking during a tour to southern Israel’s Ashkelon and Sderot,
Netanyahu also warned the Islamic Hamas movement not to fire
rockets into Israeli territories.
“I recommend that Hamas and the other organisations not test our
determination to respond to the fire,” he said.
Located close to the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, Ashkelon and Sderot are
often hit by rockets and mortars fired by Palestinian militants.
“There were shootings recently, and we responded and hit Hamas
targets, including a senior Hamas official. We will continue with
this policy,” the premier added, referring to the killing of
former Hamas military commander Eyad Shelbaneh last week.
Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Friday that its troops shot and
killed Shelbaneh, who was running towards soldiers in a menacing
manner, during a midnight raid near the West Bank town of Tulkarm.
His family, on the other side, said Israeli soldiers broke into
their house and assassinated Shelbaneh.
As the direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian
National Authority is underway, Hamas, while condemning the talks
and trying to foil them, carried out a dozen rocket attacks
against Israel in recent days.
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