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December 14, 2005       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/657458.html

Prime Minister Denies Report He Would Compromise on Jerusalem

(Ha'aretz) Prime Minister Sharon issued a special statement Tuesday in which he dissociated himself from quotes in Newsweek attributed to his pollster, Kalman Gayer, in which Gayer claimed the prime minister was ready for territorial concessions in Jerusalem and the West Bank. "The remarks attributed to Kalman Gayer are in total contradiction to my positions and opinions," Sharon's statement read. "If, indeed, these remarks were made, they were made strictly on Mr. Gayer's initiative, and they are senseless and absurd. The entire united Jerusalem will remain the capital of Israel forever. The road map is the diplomatic plan that will guide Israel in the years to come." According to Newsweek, Gayer said, "Sharon would accept a Palestinian state in Gaza and 90% of the West Bank, and a compromise on Jerusalem, in exchange for peace."

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