quds city, dec 14, spa -- a prominent member of israeli prime minister ariel sharon)s new centrist party said wednesday he supports dividing 'al-quds' city under a final peace deal with the palestinians. the comments by lawmaker haim ramon ? formerly a member of the dovish labor party ? came hours after sharon denied statements made by his pollster that he would agree to transferring 90 percent of the west bank to the palestinians under a final peace deal. sharon also vowed that alquds city would remain israel)s undivided capital forever. 'i don)t know one sane person who wants a-ram, shuafat or jabal mukaber to be an indivisible part of al-quds city,' ramon said, referring to three predominantly arab neighborhoods of the city. 'this is a mistake, because it would mean that alquds would be the capital of a non-jewish, non-zionist israel' ramon told israel)s army radio. ramon has often said that a final peace deal would have to include a compromise on alquds city? which both israel and the palestinians want for a capital. but since he defected to sharon)s centrist kadima party, the position takes on new significance, the associated press reported. 15:32 local time 12:32 gmt nnnn
