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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

PM seeking "absolute" security arrangements (Jerusalem Post)

Israeli officials have refused to comment on Tuesday a Newsweek report stating that the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was require a presence of security not only on the Jordan River to a future peace agreement but the Palestinian side of the security barrier.

According to the report, Netanyahu insisted on three sets of direct talks with the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas in September that the Palestinians should accept the concept of security of Israel to discuss issues such as borders.

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The report said the concept of security "keep Israeli troops stationed on the territory of the Palestinian side of the barrier involved" Israel was built on the West Bank to protect what Israel calls his "" size close.""

While Netanyahu said publicly in the past would need to maintain a presence of a future Palestinian State eastern border security to prevent the smuggling of arms Jordan Israel, he has never discussed - the least not publicly - maintained a presence of the Israeli defence forces on the Western side of the border.

A source in the Office of the Prime Minister said that "many factual errors" in Newsweek, report also stated that offered Netanyahu Palestinian statehood on approximately 60 per cent of the territory, at approximately 95% provided by his predecessor, Ehud Olmert. The official said that Netanyahu said that negotiations succeed, they must be confidential.

While confirming the report, the official said that "what is correct is that the Prime Minister said that there may be no compromise on safety. The safety issue must be our priority and must be absolute security field arrangement in any peace agreement.

The challenge in the diplomatic process, the official said, is to "reconcile the Palestinian demand for the sovereignty and independence with Israel requirement for the recognition and security."

Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, meanwhile, has introduced a new idea of his own press following a meeting with the Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, Conference calling for the international community to "take responsibility for the Philadelphi corridor and the Rafah crossing" to prevent the smuggling of missiles and weapons of the Sinai Peninsula in Gaza.

Lieberman, referring to the increase in appeals by the international community to open the band to Gaza to the free movement of goods and people, stated that "If the international community to smuggling, we have no reason for any restriction."

In the meantime, the Foreign Ministers of the Arab League are planned to hold a meeting in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss the latest developments surrounding the process of peace in the Middle East in the light of admission from Washington that it did not satisfy Israel extend a moratorium on the construction of the colony.

On the eve of the meeting, President Abbas in Ramallah met us Special Envoy George Mitchell and reiterated his opposition to resume the peace talks with Israel, at least that the construction in the settlements and Jerusalem is was interrupted.

Abbas also demanded that when and if the negotiations have resumed, they would concentrate on the creation of a Palestinian State along the 1967 borders, said an official of the AP.

Abbas will hold a meeting prior to the meeting of the Arab League, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the results of its discussions with Mitchell, the official added, deny Americans gave the Palestinians all guarantees concerning the peace talks.

"We are disappointed with the US administration," said the official PA. "We have clearly Americans peace talks may occur while Israel continues to build settlements and creating new facts on the ground."

Chief negotiator of the PLO Saeb Erekat said after the meeting with Mitchell that the US administration has presented the Palestinians with ideas, although he refused to elaborate.

Erekat said that Palestinians have reaffirmed their request the creation of a Palestinian State on the borders of 1967 and that Jerusalem was "occupied as the rest of the Palestinian territories.

Indirect criticism of the administration American Erekat said, "those who speak of a comprehensive peace based on a two-State solution must engage the Israeli Government to stop settlement activities and its unilateral actions in Jerusalem, including the demolition, the deportation of the residents and the creation of new facts on the ground."


The OLP held fully responsible for the current peace process because he had chosen the schools for peace impasse Israel official.

After the meeting with Abbas, Mitchell said that Washington was determined to see of a Palestinian State.

"There are still many difficulties and obstacles on the road, but we are determined to persevere in our efforts to see independent and viable Palestinian State" he said.

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