Mr. Netanyahu will soon have to address the proposal in the Israeli Parliament after 52 of its 120 members signed a petition requiring him to do so.
He said it was "unfortunate" that the panel of experts convened by the department to address the proposal did not include anyone from institutions that may have been affected, like jails, schools or hospitals.
Veteran analysts of the peace process saw the Arabs' inclusion of land swaps as a significant shift, but the new initiative also exposed strains within the new government of Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who did not address the proposal publicly.
In the next section, definitions and methods needed to address the proposal are given.
The letter did not specifically address the proposals they presented last month.
In a statement, J. Nicholas Counter III, president of the producers alliance, said the strike authorization indicated that guild negotiators were "intent on striking without seriously addressing" the proposals of the companies.
The Ministry of Justice said it was not responsible for addressing the proposals either, although it will shortly seek views on whether to introduce civil court protection orders, which could help girls who feel they are at risk of FGM.
Jim Morgo, president of the Long Island Housing Partnership, an advocacy group in Hauppauge, said the proposal addressed the problem of young people unable to save for home ownership because rental costs in Nassau were so high.
Dr. Altenkirch said he understood the concerns of legislators but believed that they were addressed in the proposal to have an independent university in Newark.
None of this is addressed in the proposal and I suspect, soon, it won't really matter.
