Newsgroup: it.politica.internazionale
Titolo: guerra civile per Jerusalem?

'Referendum on J'lem will end in bloodshed'
Prominent jurist Prof. Kremnitzer warns Knesset committee that civil war
may break out over proposed referendum on status of Jerusalem, Golan
Heights 
Zvi Lavi
Could a referendum on the future of contested Israeli land end in civil
war? Professor Mordechai Kremnitzer, a renowned legalist, stated during a
Knesset committee meeting, that “a referendum on the future of Jerusalem
and the Golan Heights may very well end in bloodshed.” 
 
 
During the Knesset committee meeting, deliberating a privately sponsored
bill to establish a referendum on governmental territorial concessions,
Professor Kremnitzer warned that “if such a referendum comes down to an
extremely close vote, especially if the Arab public is allowed to take
part in it, then certain segments of the Israeli public might very well
dispute the legitimacy of the referendum results and resist them through
violent means.”. 
 
Following committee deliberations, however, the government made the
surprising announcement that it has no interest in conducting such a
referendum to begin with. The government had no formal position on
conducting such a referendum hitherto, however on Monday the Ministerial
Committee For Legislation announced that the government will categorically
object to such a referendum unless anchored in Basic Law. 
 
The privately sponsored bill regarding the referendum was proposed by
former Kadima MK Avigdor Yitzhaki and was signed by 64 current MKs. 
 
‘A referendum could topple Israeli democracy’
Kremnitzer warned committee members that a referendum is nothing more than
a “magic potion” that could “very well topple Israel’s democratic system.”
Israel’s democracy, he contended, “is too young, fragile and laden with
difficult problems” to effectively contend with such a referendum. 
 
The professor noted that “there is a rapid process of erosion of public
trust in the political establishment in Israel. Most Israelis feel that
they know what is best for the country just as well, if not better than,
most MKs or politicians. A showdown between the populace and the political
establishment, which is at the heart of such referendums, it is a sure
recipe for a near fatal blow to the Israeli democratic system.” 
 
 
The solution, according to the professor, is to make referendums part of
Israel’s Basic Law, but in such a way that they still appear objective and
unbiased, that is not geared towards attaining a particular result. “ 
 
A referendum works well if a clear majority, that is 70-80% of eligible
voters, take part and if the results are clear cut and conclusive," said
Kremnitzer."It is also vital to clearly and unequivocally phrase the
referendum question at hand, sot that it does not appear to sway the
results. Otherwise, only chaos and anarchy can ensue.” 
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 'Referendum on J'lem will end in bloodshed'
ah, allora qualcuno che è disposto a tutto per non avere la pace c'è.