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PA presents map with 1.9% land swap
Elior Levy
Published: 01.12.11, 11:04
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1. Does the 1.9% include their capital Abu Dis ??
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (12.01.11)
2. LOLLLLL....You can have 100% of Jordan !
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (12.01.11)
That's quite a deal...
3. Had to look twice: such a metzyie doesn't come by every day!
tom ,   tel aviv   (12.01.11)
4. Bibi has no right to cede a single grain of Israeli sand.
Chaim ,   Israel   (12.01.11)
The P.A. lives in an alternative universe. A fictional universe where it is all powerful and sets the terms. Judea and Samaria have belonged to Jews for more than 3,500 years and always will. Bib has no right to cede a single grain of Israeli sand.
5. Saeb Erekat's word is not worth a farth.
Gabe ,   Canada   (12.01.11)
6. Israel has no map that includes the native Palestinians
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (12.01.11)
...because they plan on "transfer" of the native Palestinians outside their borders with Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt.
7. submit map to quartet?
moron ,   galut   (12.01.11)
never negotiate with part that cannot produce or bind the other side--indeed israel should insist pals have elections first before any more talks because abbas is a lame duck
8. Israel submitted many maps in the past
William ,   Israel   (12.01.11)
They were roughly around 2.9% land swap, especially around sensitive areas to ensure security. The maps/plans also included future security cooperation. And each time it was accepted by the Quartet and the US broker at the time, whether at Camp David, or Sharm El-Sheik, or Oslo. This is nothing new and the "Palestinians" are 10 years late.
9. Satisfactory?
solomon ,   bklyn   (12.01.11)
"even if Netanyahu submits a document...I am positive that it will be far from satisfactory and also unacceptable by the international community." The “pal” map is also far from satisfactory. And what does this have to do with acceptance by the international community? The purpose of the maps is to start dialog, not to rely on a third party (the international community) to pass judgement. We see avoidance by the “pals” yet again.
10. #6 steve
solomon ,   bklyn   (12.01.11)
Again you prove you know nothing of what you are talking about. You needn’t prove it so often; we already know.
11. #6 This time you are right
A ,   Belgium   (12.01.11)
"Israel has no map that includes the native Palestinians " and you know why? Because there are NO native "palestinians". There was never a "State of Palestine". There are arabs living on Jewish/ Israeli land because Israel is the only country in the ME that will even allow them to live there. Better than refugee camps in Lebanon (which they helped to destroy), Jordan and Kuwait. Ease up on the LSD doses.
12. PA presents map with 1.9% land swap
frasmo ,   usa   (12.01.11)
So if the Israelis can't dominate the discussions they don't want to play--is that it?
13. #6 - and the US has no map to include Canadians
William ,   Israel   (12.01.11)
That's because they're two different populations and nationalities. See, your claim of "native Palestinians" seems to contradict the mountains of real documents and facts (things you tend to ignore) which show most Arabs claiming to be "Palestinians" are infact recent immigrants, most from a 1930s illegal economic migration. Native populations usually don't speak 20 different languages, including Bosnian so far from the Balkans. So yes, these illegal migrants, those who joined an illegal war and lost - several times - have no place inside Israel, and never will. It is not our place in this world to take away their unalienable right to return to their homeland.
14. #12 - I fail to see the connection
William ,   Israel   (12.01.11)
Where in the article does it say that? The article is one-sided. It's a "Palestinian" tirade at best, with no comment from the Israeli side. You sound just as biased.
15. THE PALESTINIAN AUTHOTITY/PEOPLE
SJOERD RUURD VDV ,   MULTIVERSE   (12.02.11)
IN THAT CASE THE PALESTINIAN SIDE/PARTY HAS THE FULLEST RIGHT TO PRESENT/TO DEMAND WHAT HAS BEEN PRESENTED/DEMANDED. ALSO UNDOUBTLY THE ENTIRE UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION COULD BE ABLE TO KNOW ABOUT THAT.
16. #13
Mike ,   Miami, USA   (12.02.11)
How convenient that there was this empty land (with it's history of being fought over many time) was just sitting there for adherents of the Jewish religion to emigrate to after 1948. Why don't you face the fact that Palestinians are descendants of the original inhabitants who converted to Islam and Christianity rather than leave their beloved land.
17. #16 michael
solomon ,   bklyn   (12.02.11)
"Why don't you face the fact " ? Because there is no such fact. If you bother to read some history, you will find that the arabs came from arabia (surprise!) in conquest (600's AD). Most resistance was from Jews and Berbers. Many arabs arrived in the early 1900's due to the improved economic situation; improved due to a large influx of Jews in the late 1800's. When the Old City and the WB were made judenrein by the Jordanians, Jordan sent arabs to take the place of the Jews. The "Pals" are most certainly not indigenous. In fact, the Romans named the region Philistina after the Philistines (who were Greek) to try to eradicate the Jews' connection to the land. They didn't have to eradicate an arab connection because there wasn’t any.
18. #15 sjoerd
solomon ,   bklyn   (12.02.11)
Your post has no context. We cannot tell to which other post you refer. We can tell, however, that you siding with the "Pals" all the time, and referencing the UN, which is now mostly made up of authoritarian regimes and has proved its uselessness in the field (UNIFIL, etc), shows your very strong bias. This proves the lie of your oft quoted statement that you are a supporter of all peoples.
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