- Target:
- Prime Minister of Canada
- Region:
- Israel
- Website:
- www.cufi.ca
The leaders of the right-of-center Israeli government coalition partners, Shas and Israel Beiteinu, warned visiting U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday, 15 Oct 2007, that they will quit the government and help bring about its downfall if the division of Jerusalem is offered by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at an upcoming peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland.
A day earlier, Rice insisted that the time had come for a Palestinian state on Israel's ancient heartland, with the eastern half of Jerusalem as its capital.
Palestinian sources said the American leaders promised to put heavy pressure on Israel to fully meet their demands over the Holy City. But Israel Beiteinu, Chief, and Avigdor Lieberman, Strategic Affairs Minister, told Rice that their party views the division of Jerusalem as a red line and, if Olmert offers it in Annapolis, the party will leave the coalition and bring down the Israeli Government, reported The Jerusalem Post.
Also on the offering block is the Temple Mount, which Olmert would give completely to Palestinian Authority control.
We, the citizens of Canada listed below, wish to express our grave concern about the discussions in Israeli politics leading to the possibility of dividing, sharing, or partitioning any parts of Jerusalem to the Palestinian Authority.
We are adamant that such a course of action would be disastrous for the Holy City, the State of Israel, and the whole Mediterranean Region.
We also believe, from the results of recent polling, that such a course of action is not what the Arabs living in Jerusalem want.
We, therefore, urge you and your Government to strongly oppose such a course of action, and to do this, not only in Canada, but in Israel -through our Ambassador there- as well as through our Ambassador to the United Nations.
We are grateful for your strong and public support for the State of Israel, and urge you to remain steadfast in your position.
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The Stop Partitioning Jerusalem Now! petition to Prime Minister of Canada was written by John Howarth and is in the category International Affairs at GoPetition.