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“Israeli People Could Decide on Land Deals”
by Chad Groening - OneNewsNow   
December 10th, 2009

A Messianic Jewish leader is encouraged by the effort of the Israeli Parliament to mandate that the Israeli people must approve any deal giving away the Jewish state's covenant land.

On Wednesday by a 68-to-22 vote, Israel's Parliament gave preliminary approval to a piece of legislation that would require a national referendum on any peace deal that gives up control of east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights. If approved, the law could constrain the ability of any future Israeli government to turn captured land over as part of a peace deal.
 
The Palestinians seek east Jerusalem as the capital of a future state, while Syria has demanded the return of the Golan Heights as part of any peace agreement with Israel, the nation that captured both areas in the 1967 Mideast war and subsequently annexed them.
 
"This constant giving up land for peace has been proven to do nothing but leave Israel in pieces," notes Jan Markell, founder and director of Olive Tree Ministries. "So the fact that some of the lawmakers at least are asking to implement it, I find this very, very encouraging. If this passes, there are going to be a lot of happy Israelis and a lot of happy evangelical Christians who will remain staunch supporters of Israel and the fact that her land should not be divided for any purpose whatsoever."
 
The referendum measure must pass two more parliamentary votes before it becomes law.

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