Topic: The Knesset
AP News | 2009-12-09 17:08:55
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, left, attend a session at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Israel's parliament has given preliminary approval to legislation that would require ...
AP News | 2009-12-09 17:08:53
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reads his notes during a session at the Knesset, Israel's Parliament in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009. Israel's parliament has given preliminary approval to legislation that would require a national referendum on any ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-09 15:10:35
<div><p>The Israeli parliament on Wednesday passed the first reading of a bill requiring a referendum to approve a pull-out from annexed east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights as part of any peace deal.</p><p>Sixty-eight voted in favour, 22 against and one abstained. Another 31 MPs were absent from ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-12-09 07:10:41
<div><p>The Israeli parliament was set to vote Wednesday on a bill requiring a referendum to approve a pullout from annexed east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights as part of any peace deal, officials said.</p><p>The government-backed bill, whose first reading is expected to pass by a large majority ...
