Monday, September 19, 2011

Ha'aretz: "Nonetheless, Abbas has rejected the new proposal, which was presented to him by American Middle East envoys and . . . Tony Blair"

The headline stresses that Israel is showing "flexibility." But the same-old-story is the real story:
In an effort to convince Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to return to the negotiating table with Israel and suspend the request to the United Nations for recognition of a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to show flexibility on a number of issues. These involve recognition of Israel as a Jewish state; the status of the June 4, 1967 borders and territorial swaps with a Palestinian state; and the time frame for the conclusion of negotiations.

Nonetheless, Abbas has rejected the new proposal, which was presented to him by American Middle East envoys and Quartet representative Tony Blair. [...]

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