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U.S. invites parties to direct talks
2 years ago  ::  Aug 20, 2010 - 6:40PM #6
rocketjsquirell
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Chari


If your question was addressed to me (and I am not at all certain that it was), I refer to my opening comment, that I am reconciled to the idea that it is likely that whatever the agreement is, it will not be exactly what I would have preferred. Of course, my preference is somewhat besides the point since I am not the one who has to directly live with the consequences of any agreement (or the failure to achieve an agreement).  However, I anticipate that Israel will give up claims to most of the territory which was liberated after the 1967 war, but will not cede any sovereignty over Jerusalem (they will, however, negotiate the boundaries of Jerusalem which is similar but not quite the same thing). They will also likely swap areas within Israel which abut the disputed territories and which have overwhelming Arab populations for areas within the disputed territories which have overwhelming Jewish populations. I also anticipate that Israel will insist on the right of Jews to live in a future Palestinian State and that the Jewish religious sites in the disputed territories remain under Israeli control just as the Al As-qua Mosque remains under Arab Muslim control. Israel will likely agree to establish a corridor from those portions of Judea and Samaria which become part of a Palestinian State to Gaza which will be established following the expulsion of Hamas or the acceptance by the Hamas government of the peace deal.  The real question is whether the PA will accept anything short of the annihilation of Israel. 
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2 years ago  ::  Aug 20, 2010 - 6:20PM #5
CharikIeia
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What do you think Israel should be willing to offer / compromise on?


I guess you're much more qualified for making statements about the Israeli side, than about the Palestinian side, right?


I am curious what you have in mind!

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2 years ago  ::  Aug 20, 2010 - 4:00PM #4
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Aug 20, 2010 -- 3:02PM, rocketjsquirell wrote:


Return to Table Is Scheduled for Sept. 2 in Mideast Talks


WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Friday that Israel and the Palestinians would resume direct negotiations in Washington on Sept. 2, awakening hopes for the Middle East peace process but leaving many key questions unanswered.


Mrs. Clinton said that she hoped an agreement could be reached within a year and that the negotiations would cover all the so-called “final status” issues. Those issues have long included the borders of a future Palestinian state, the political status of Jerusalem, security provisions for Israel, and the right of return for Palestinian refugees


www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/world/middlee...


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www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/world/middleeast/21diplo.html?_r=1&hp




I really believe that this will be the last chance the Palestinians have to negotiate for a state of their own.  If they cannot come to the table with some options (meaning to negotiate), I think most of the world's leadership will write them off.


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2 years ago  ::  Aug 20, 2010 - 3:02PM #3
rocketjsquirell
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Return to Table Is Scheduled for Sept. 2 in Mideast Talks


WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced Friday that Israel and the Palestinians would resume direct negotiations in Washington on Sept. 2, awakening  hopes for the Middle East peace process but leaving many key questions  unanswered.


Mrs. Clinton said that she hoped an agreement could be reached within a  year and that the negotiations would cover all the so-called “final  status” issues. Those issues have long included the borders of a future  Palestinian state, the political status of Jerusalem, security  provisions for Israel, and the right of return for Palestinian refugees


www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/world/middlee...


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www.nytimes.com/2010/08/21/world/middleeast/21diplo.html?_r=1&hp
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2 years ago  ::  Aug 20, 2010 - 2:46PM #2
rocketjsquirell
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PM Netanyahu welcomes the invitation of the United States to begin direct negotiations without preconditions.


 
20/08/2010
 

Prime Minister Netanyahu welcomes the invitation of the United States to begin direct negotiations without preconditions.

The  Prime Minister has been calling for direct negotiations for the past  year and a half.  He was pleased with the American clarification that  the talks would be without preconditions. 
 
The Prime Minister added that Israel wants to conduct serious and comprehensive talks.

"Reaching  an agreement is a difficult challenge but is possible. We are coming to  the talks with a genuine desire to reach a peace agreement between the  two peoples that will protect Israel's national security interests,  foremost of which is security."


www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/Spok...


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www.pmo.gov.il/PMOEng/Communication/Spokesman/2010/08/spokedirect200810.htm
 

 
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2 years ago  ::  Aug 20, 2010 - 2:28PM #1
rocketjsquirell
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Good news, both for my prediction of a peace deal in October and for the parties involved. It looks like the peace talks will resume and that they are likely to result in a settlement of most, if not all. issues. I think everything is a go, unless the Iranians launch an attack against Israel either directly or through their proxies Hezbollah and Hamas.  If that happens, then all bets are off and I would not be surprised if Israel finds itself with a number of prominent Arab allies. 


I have already reconciled myself to the fact that the peace deal won't be perfect (or in other words not precisely the deal I would prefer). I just hope it all works out well for everyone.


U.S. invites parties to direct talks


August 20, 2010


WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The United States has invited Israel  and the Palestinians to relaunch direct peace talks next month, though  the parameters remain vague.


"On behalf of the United States government I've invited Israeli Prime  Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud  Abbas to meet on Sept. 2 to resolve all final status issues which we  believe can be completed within one year," Hillary Rodham Clinton, the  U.S. secretary of state, said in a conference call on Friday.


George Mitchell, the top U.S. envoy to the region, suggested the parameters to the talks had yet to be determined.


"It will be for the parties themselves to decide the manner in which  they will be addressed," he said, responding to a question regarding  when and how the parties will get to the final-status issues, which  include borders, Jerusalem and refugees. "There are differences of  opinions on both sides on how best to succeed. We don't expect all of  those differences to disappear when talks begin."


The two leaders, joined by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and  Jordanian King Abdullah, have been invited to dine with President Obama  on Sept. 1; prior to the dinner, Obama will meet with each leader  separately. The next day, Netanyahu, Abbas and Clinton will meet at the  State Department to launch talks.


Netanyahu accepted the offer within minutes of its announcement. It  was not immediately clear if Abbas, Mubarak and Abdullah had accepted  their invitations.


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www.jta.org/news/article/2010/08/20/2740...


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www.jta.org/news/article/2010/08/20/2740547/us-direct-talks-very-close
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