Israel's Ruling Party Votes Against Creation of Palestinian State

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Israel's Ruling Party Votes Against Creation of Palestinian State

Israel's ruling party Likud Sunday night voted almost unanimously to reject the creation of an independent Palestinian state in the Palestinian territories.

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Israel's ruling party Likud Sunday night voted almost unanimously to reject the creation of an independent Palestinian state in the Palestinian territories.

The Central Committee of Likud voted almost unanimously for a resolution calling for the complete rejection of a Palestinian state, according to local TV reports.

The vote was following immediately a defeat of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on a vote of his proposal that the central committee postpone the vote. Sharon only won 465, or 41 percent of the votes, while 669, or 59 percent of votes were against the postponement.

Prior to the vote, Sharon told the central committee meeting in Tel Aviv "Any decision taken today on the final agreement is dangerous to the state of Israel and will only intensify the pressures on us," while former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for holding the vote.

The adoption of the resolution by the committee is in direct contradiction to the position expressed several times by Sharon. On two separate occasions last year, Sharon publicly expressed readiness to back the creation of a Palestinian state.

Local observers say that the adoption of the resolution also reflects that Sharon has suffered a political setback at the hands of his rival Netanyahu and may have some influences in the future election.

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