He declared that the whole deal would crumble if the Palestinians did not formally revoke the covenant calling for Israel's destruction.
Mr. Netanyahu said that the entire Palestinian National Council, which has about 670 members, must meet and vote by a majority to strike clauses from the Palestinian covenant calling for Israel's destruction.
The meeting's statement of shared purpose, known as its covenant, calls for Baptists to focus on their traditional values, like "sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ," and to work together on social issues like fighting poverty.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand regarding the Palestinian responsibility to revoke the covenant calling for Israel's destruction is not a new one but was discussed at length during the Wye talks.
In addition, the covenant calls for the establishment of a Human Rights Committee, comprising persons serving in their individual expert capacities, to study reports submitted by the state parties on measures they have adopted to give effect to the rights recognized in the covenant.
The Palestinians promised to crack down on the Hamas and Islamic Jihad military infrastructure, arrest 30 wanted terrorists, reduce their police force, collect illegal weapons, prohibit incitement against Israel, and complete the formal annulment of clauses in the Palestinian Covenant calling for Israel's destruction.
For example, the covenant calls for clients to define objectives in the engagement, pay bills promptly and understand that budgets may need to be revised for unforeseen events.
You'll soon realize (as if the charters and covenants calling for Israel's destruction were not enough) that the real issue is May 14 , 1948 Israel's declaration of Independence.
But Hamas, whose covenant calls for the slaughter of Jews worldwide, is striving not to join peace talks, but to prevent them.
In Jerusalem on Sunday, the acting Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, told his cabinet that the country "will not hold any contacts" with the Palestinians unless Hamas explicitly renounced terrorism, recognized Israel, accepted all prior peace agreements and annulled parts of its covenant that called for Israel's destruction.
