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May 23, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=52515

Resolution 242 Did Not Call for Land Swaps

(IMRA) Aaron Lerner - President Obama argued that by mentioning land swaps, he did not actually call for Israel to withdraw to the indefensible '67 lines since Israel can trade off other land to avoid the '67 line. But the point is that President Obama handed the Palestinians a tremendous concession by embracing the Palestinian assertion that it somehow has the implicit right to every square meter beyond the Green Line and thus must be compensated on a 1:1 basis for any adjustment to the line. This was not the meaning of UN Security Council Resolution 242. The framers of 242 were well aware that secure borders for Israel would be achieved by Israel retaining territory beyond the '67 lines, without any requirement to compensate the Arabs for the retention of such land.

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