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Israel’s Likud party vetoes Palestinian state By Soraya Sarnaddi Nelson and Alfonso Chardy Knight Ridder Newspapers TEL AVIV (KRT) — In a defiant political stand that could reinflame passions throughout the Middle East, Israel’s ruling Likud party vot ed Sunday to oppose creation of a Palestinian state. The vote could outrage Arabs and undermine Likud’s leader, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, by re vealing dissatisfaction with him in his political base. Sharon opposed the resolution but lost. The vote also was a slap at President George Bush, who has asserted repeatedly that the end result of any successful peace process must include an in dependent Palestinian state. While Likud historically has op posed Palestinian statehood, Sharon recently acknowledged that it will be the inevitable conclusion to any successful peace process. Arab leaders say no peace with Is rael is possible without it. The Likud vote thus could fur ther set back efforts to broker peace in the region and could bolster Arab claims that Israel is more re sponsible than the Palestinians for failure to stop the violence. “What would really put Sharon in a bind is if the Saudis can pres sure the Palestinians to stop terror attacks, then Bush and Sharon might clash,” said Gershom Gorenberg of the Jerusalem Re port, a biweekly, centrist English language magazine. Meanwhile, Israeli reservists be gan returning home Sunday from Gaza after military officials post poned a planned assault on the area, headquarters for the Palestinian mil itant group, Hamas, which claimed responsibility for a suicide attack last week that claimed 15 Israeli lives. The reservists were called up on an emergency basis last week hours after the suicide bomber struck. However, Israeli tanks remained massed on the outskirts of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian-controlled area of 1.2 million people that lies on the Mediterranean Sea between Is rael and Egypt. At Likud’s central committee meeting in Tel Aviv, Sharon tried to stave off Sunday’s vote by calling instead for the 2,000 party mem bers to support the government. “Any decision taken today on the final agreement is dangerous to the state of Israel and will only in tensify the pressures on us,” he said. “To make peace and preserve Israel’s strength we must preserve our relationship with our best friend, the United States.” But boos and hisses drowned him out, and his motion lost 669 to 465. The anti-Palestinian state question passed on an almost over Chalk it up to Pride Above: LGBTQA office manager Kristina Armenakis and fine arts senior Jessie Swimeley twirl around the EMU Amphitheater. Below: Joseph Brandt, an environmental science major hangs out at a kickoff for gay pride events on Friday. ‘I hurt my foot ’ Brandt said, ‘ so now I have to figure out other ways to get around. ’ whelming voice vote. Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instigated the vote in what the Israeli media described as a bid to take Sharon’s job. Many party members in the packed audi torium, like Sasi Hubousku of Tel Aviv, chanted support for Ne tanyahu until they were hoarse. “Sharon is not believable; tomor row he’s left, today he’s right,” Hubousku explained. Netanyahu said an independent Palestinian state could spell death for Israel. “A state could bring in weapons for its solders without any limit. A Palestinian state would control the aquifer, which gives us 30 percent of our water. ‘Yes’ to a Palestinian jAL jAL . state means ‘no’ to a Jewish state, and ‘yes’ to a Jewish state means ‘no’ to a Palestinian state,” Ne tanyahu said. White House officials declined to comment on the development in Is rael, saying that it was a matter of domestic politics. But they said it would not deter President Bush from his goal of a Palestinian state. “President Bush is very clear what his vision for the Middle East is, and that is two states, of Pales tine and Israel, living side by side in peace and security,” White House spokesman Sean McCorma ck said. © 2002, Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. _ili_.il/ J/ vis .ai ft ft $ $ & $ NEED HEALTH INSURANCE For the Summer? We offer short term coverage (30-180 days) or traditional major medical plans that you can keep after you graduate. Call us for a quote. 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