Under the No Labels suggestions, the President would have the right twice a year to propose legislation to Congress that would have to be voted up or down without amendments, provided that it had a minimum number of sponsors from each party in both Houses of Congress.

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Meanwhile, the Labour Party is wrestling with itself over what to do in the unlikely event that Mr Netanyahu should propose a fairly substantial redeployment in the West Bank, only to find himself threatened by his own right wing.

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