Posted on 08/07/2007 12:42:37 PM PDT by Esther Ruth
PM, Peres deny report of 'Palestinian state plan'
JPost staff, THE JERUSALEM POST Aug. 7, 2007
The offices of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and President Shimon Peres vigorously denied a report in Tuesday's left-leaning Ha'aretz newspaper alleging that they crafted a plan to establish a Palestinian state on the equivalent of 100 percent of the land in the West Bank.
"We are not aware of any such plan described in the article," Olmert's office said in the most strongly worded denial the office has ever issued. "It is not being considered or discussed. We are amazed by the false report, which was published without asking for a response or checking whether it was true."
Abbas to PM: I won't talk to Hamas According to the plan, Israel would maintain settlement blocs totaling 5% of the West Bank and compensate the Palestinians with land inside pre-1967 Israel from blocs of Arab communities, with the residents' acquiescence. The paper said Peres presented the plan to Olmert after he became president.
Olmert said at a Kadima event two weeks ago that he would welcome Peres's involvement in diplomatic issues, but Peres's associates said the plan published fits more with the ideology of Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman.
A similar plan is the diplomatic platform of Lieberman's Israel Beiteinu party. But even he distanced himself from the report in a statement released Tuesday.
"I welcome the acceptance of my idea of population exchanges, because there is no other solution," Lieberman said. "The solution must include all of the settlement blocs and leave Jerusalem united under Israeli sovereignty. But there is no sense in talking about a Palestinian state until the PA proves itself capable of overcoming terror in Judea and Samaria."
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/890566.html
Peres’ aides confirm plan for PA state on land equal to 100% of West Bank
By Akiva Eldar, Barak Ravid and Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondents and Agencies
Aides to President Shimon Peres confirmed Tuesday a Haaretz report that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is examining a new framework for peace, in which Israel will propose transferring to the Palestinian state areas equivalent to 100 percent of the territories conquered in 1967.
According to the aides, the proposal was formulated while Peres was vice premier, and presented to Olmert a few days after he entered the President’s Residence.
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What the hell is wrong with these people, God gave them that land as part of Israel and they are going to give it back on the promise of peace?! The only peace they want is Israel cut up into pieces!
There is no way an Israeli government is going to end up with its territory being 9 miles wide in the middle.
There is no way any Israeli government is going to do this and remain in power.
Gaza was a big, big lesson. It isn’t going to be repeated.
Dividing Israeli land into two states is a really bad idea.
Sure is a lot of non-news about Israel today.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Olmert said at a Kadima event two weeks ago that he would welcome Peres's involvement in diplomatic issues, but Peres's associates said the plan published fits more with the ideology of Strategic Affairs Minister Avigdor Lieberman. A similar plan is the diplomatic platform of Lieberman's Israel Beiteinu party. But even he distanced himself from the report in a statement released Tuesday.This is a hatchet job.
monkeyshine denies belief in PM, Peres' statement.
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