Word: palestinians
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Both Shamir and Peres defined the key election issues as peace and the Palestinian question. But once the votes were tallied, Israelis found themselves plunged into debate over the religious orientation of their state. Observed Hebrew University professor Ehud Sprinzak: "Most of the results have nothing to do with peace and security problems, but with a new sort of configuration inside Israel. The people are going back to God." Said Avraham Burg, a new Labor Deputy: "The results reflect a protest against the major blocs. The religious element is crystallizing into a third bloc, which will determine who will...
...appointment of either would be considered bad news by the Palestinian Arabs, who fear an even harsher crackdown against the intifadeh. Aside from favoring more arrests and deportations, reliable sources say, both men will propose to close the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, a hotbed of unrest, and disperse its 60,000 residents throughout the Strip in newly built housing. They would also push for legislation denying Palestinians in the occupied territories the right to appeal to the Israeli High Court of Justice...
Peres ran on a platform of gambling land for peace: "If you give me the chance, I can start negotiations, and the whole picture in the Middle East can change." He pinned his star to his long-standing plan for peace talks with Jordan and a Palestinian delegation under international auspices. That proposal suffered a critical blow last July when King Hussein severed all of Jordan's ties to the West Bank...
Question 5 calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state in the Israeli-occupied territories and for eliminating U.S. aid to Israel that supports this occupation...
...vote on the referendum sends a "message to our elected officials that their policies are really not in line with what the voters believe in," said Kathryn Silver, coordinator of the Coalition for Palestinian Rights, the group that sponsored Question 5's appearance on the ballot. Congress' funds belong to the taxpayers, Silver said, and actions against Palestinians are "an improper use of those funds...