To: patron_anejo_por_favor who wrote (128986 ) 10/12/2001 1:19:25 PM From: robnhood Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 436258 <<<-- DJ US Official Confirms New Mideast Peace Plan In Works -- JERUSALEM (AP)--a U.S. official confirmed that a new Mideast peace proposal is in the works, and that it should be ready in about a month. A tentative date for going public is the U.N. General Assembly, to be held in mid-November, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. He wouldn't discuss details of the plan. A Palestinian cabinet member said Friday tat the plan will call for establishing a Palestinian state with a foothold in Jerusalem, and Palestinians have won assurances that the ideas will be unveiled despite initial delays. Israel said Friday it hasn't been presented with the ideas but registered reservations about key elements that have been reported. Israeli Cabinet minister Dan Naveh said Israel staunchly opposes "ideas which include at their core the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital." In Washington, a U.S. official confirmed that a Mideast proposal is in the works, and that it should be ready in about a month. A tentative date for going public is the U.N. General Assembly, to be held in mid-November, said the official who spoke on condition of anonymity. He wouldn't discuss details of the plan. The U.S. hasn't presented the emerging proposals to Israel or the Palestinians, officials from both sides said. But Palestinian officials say the U.S. has been discussing the plan with some other Arab nations. The Palestinians have been briefed on the U.S. ideas by Arab leaders, most recently this week when Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat visited Saudi Arabia, said Nabil Shaath, the Palestinian planning minister.>>>.