A joint panel of Israeli parliament's house and law committees has approved a proposal that a national referendum must be held before concessions on any territory under legal jurisdiction, including Jerusalem, the Jerusalem Post daily reported Monday.
The proposal, aimed to amend the national referendum bill, had originally called for a referendum only on concessions on the Golan Heights.
"We have decided that all territory under Israel's jurisdiction will be added to the referendum bill, because we believe that the current political situation has changed and it will receive the parliament plenum's support," said House Committee Chairman David Tal.
The bill will now be distributed next to all parliament members for evaluation, following which it will be voted on by the joint panel of house and law committees once again for second and third readings.
It will then be brought to the parliament plenum for a final vote.
Source:Xinhua
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