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October 18, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/914119.html

Israeli-Palestinian Joint Declaration to Mention Core Issues But Offer No Solutions

[Ha'aretz] Barak Ravid and Avi Issacharoff - Israel is prepared to make a joint declaration with the Palestinians at the international peace conference scheduled to take place next month in Annapolis that will address the core issues of Jerusalem, refugees and permanent borders, a senior Israeli government official said Wednesday. The source said that Secretary of State Rice had reached an agreement with the Palestinians stating that "the declaration will address all core issues and point to certain avenues to be pursued through negotiation." However, the declaration will not offer solutions to any of the core issues. Palestinian sources also said that Israel will not have the so-called "Right of Return" mentioned in the document. In addition, Rice reportedly told the Palestinians that Israel will not commit to a timetable for negotiations.

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