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February 13, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2014/02/12/abbas-shuts-down-the-peace-process/

Abbas Shuts Down the Peace Process

(Commentary) Tom Wilson - On Wednesday, Abbas' spokespeople in Ramallah announced a set of red lines in any negotiated peace settlement that block just about every concession that the Israelis, and even the U.S., have requested. Abbas demands: a total Israeli withdrawal from all territories that went to Israel in 1967; that the Palestinians not be required to recognize the Jewish state; that east Jerusalem be specified as the capital of a Palestinian state; the release of all Palestinian prisoners; and resolving the refugee issue along the lines of UN General Assembly Resolution 194, which in essence means sending those Palestinians claiming to be refugees not to a Palestinian state but to Israel.

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