[Marxism] the "generous" Israeli offer that Arafat rejected

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Israel Demanded 80% of Settlements in 2000-01  Peace Talks
 
The talks come as new details have been released on the breakdown of  
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks nearly seven years ago. Israel and the U.S. 
have  
long blamed Palestinians for rejecting what they called a generous offer to  
return most of the Occupied Territories. But new internal Israeli government  
documents reported by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz confirm several key  
Palestinian claims. The documents show Israel insisted on retaining the major  
West 
Bank settlement blocs home to 80% of the more than 220,000 settlers. The  
figure 
does not include settlements in East Jerusalem, which Israel also  insisted on 
keeping. The documents also show Palestinians proposed an equal land  swap if 
Israel wanted to hold onto land outside of its  internationally-recognized 
borders. 
<_http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/13/headlines_ 
(http://www.democracynow.org/2007/12/13/headlines) >




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