Saeb's new 'peace plan'
'Palestinian' chief Saeb Erekat also said the PA's detailed offer would end the conflict with Israel and resolve all Palestinian claims.Why would we agree to give the 'Palestinians' 96.2 of Judea and Samaria? Would the border be defensible? You bet it wouldn't.
"I presented Senator George Mitchell with a series of official documents," Erekat said, referring to the special U.S. envoy to the Middle East. "We gave him maps and papers that clearly state our positions on all the final-status issues: borders, Jerusalem, refugees, water and security. Thus far we have not received any answer from the Israeli side."
When asked if the Palestinian positions were similar to those presented during talks with Olmert, Erekat replied: "It's more than that. I cannot go into details on what exactly was proposed, but Abu Mazen [PA President Mahmoud Abbas] offered more in these documents than what he proposed to Olmert in the past. Abu Mazen took bigger steps to reach peace."
Earlier this year Erekat distributed a document to European diplomats saying the PA had offered Olmert a swap that would let Israel annex 1.9 percent of the West Bank. The document also claimed that the PA had expressed a willingness to accept an Israeli proposal to allow 15,000 Palestinian refugees to return to the country every year over 10 years.
International media outlets reported earlier this year that the PA had agreed to land swaps equaling 2.3 percent, while another report said it had accepted a swap of 3.8 percent. Erekat confirmed to Haaretz that the Palestinians have become more flexible on this issue.
But the problem is that the Obama administration would place enormous pressure on Israel to accept such an offer if it came through.
What could go wrong?
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:26 AM
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WTF? Turks building wall in Jerusalem???
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If the Palestinians made one AND agreed to really end the conflict. Interestingly enough, Defense Minister Ehud Barak has proposed dividing Jerusalem, land swaps and resettling isolated revanants in existing settlement blocs. There's a great deal of convergence between his view and Erekat's. The question now is if this represents the view of most of the Israeli government. It may be the Palestinians now regret not accepting Olmert's last offer and they want to present Israel with a slightly improved version of it.
The catch is always in the details. If its real, we'll find out shortly what they are.
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