(Jerusalem Post) - Israel has three main objections to the U.S. "Road Map to Middle East Peace," Cabinet Secretary Gideon Sa'ar said Sunday: 1) The plan fails to condition any Israeli withdrawal in the West Bank and Gaza on a cessation of Palestinian terrorism and violence. 2) Israel opposes the introduction of an international referee to decide when the sides are ready to move to the next stage of the plan. 3) Israel objects to the plan's reference to the Saudi-Beirut initiative which Israel never endorsed.
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