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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Elsewhere who wrote (23802)4/8/2002 12:41:56 AM
From: DrGrabow  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Barak's generous offer....

Someone asked about it.

A map of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Gaza.

fmep.org

Sharon and Barak's proposal.

history.pomona.edu

Maps and unbiased(?) analysis of the plan.

danpal.dk
The West Bank and the Gaza Strip, captured in 1967, comprise 22% of pre-1948 Palestine. When the Palestinians signed the Oslo Agreement in 1993 they agreed to accept only these 22% and recognize Israel within the Green Line borders. Conceding 78% of the land was a historical Palestinian compromise.

But this compromise was not enough for Barak. In his offer to the Palestinians, Barak demanded the following:

69 settlements are included in this area, where 85% of the settlers live. It is clearly visible that The blocs create impossible borders, which severely disrupt Palestinian life
in the West Bank.
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