The Israeli government on Sunday adopted a bill to submit any peace treaty with the Palestinians to a referendum.
The Israeli government on Sunday adopted a bill to submit any peace treaty with the Palestinians to a referendum.
"Any agreement which may be reached in negotiations will be put to a referendum,” a statement from Prime Minis
ter Benjamin Netanyahu's office quoted him as saying.
"It is important that on such historic decisions every citizen should vote directly on an issue deciding the country's future."
A cabinet briefing paper said the government saw the referendum bill as "urgent and important" and said it would be asking parliament to fast-track its passage into law.
Israeli media said that it could go before the house for a first reading this week.
On the other hand, Agence Franc e Presse quoted a Palestinian official as saying on Saturday that that a US-brokered renewal of peace talks would open in Washington on Tuesday.
However, there has so far been no official confirmation.
