Instead, the British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, proposed joint sovereignty with Spain, which further intensified the sense of national identity reinforced by the National Day.
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That angers Jerusalem Mayor Ehud Olmert, who says the Camp David talks should not allow any " joint administration, joint sovereignty or joint anything ."
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"There is more chance of hell freezing over than the people of Gibraltar ever voting in favor of joint sovereignty with Spain, " he said.
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A series of high-level discussions, reportedly centering on a plan for joint sovereignty, have so far failed to close the gaps between the two nations.
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He then called on Britain " to take stock of this referendum result, " adding that " joint sovereignty is a dead end ."
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Michael Ancram, spokesman on foreign affairs for the opposition Conservative Party said the referendum result proved the idea of joint sovereignty was " a dead end ."
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They would assume that Israel was pulling off the table concessions that Barak offered in August at Camp David that would permit joint sovereignty with the Palestinians over parts of Jerusalem.
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But he said Gibraltarians expected Britain to resist joint sovereignty with Spain with the equivalent " political and diplomatic " force that it exercised against Argentina 20 years ago.
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Straw told lawmakers in the House of Commons that the final decision would rest with the 35, 000 residents of Gibraltar _ who have so far vehemently opposed joint sovereignty.
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"What's the point of continuing with dialogue in the direction of an agreement based on joint sovereignty which the British Government knows is massively rejected ?"
