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Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ishmael-khaldi/an-israeli-arabs-views-on_b_752413.html
An Israeli Arab's Views on the Israeli-Palestinian Talks
(Huffington Post) Ishmael Khaldi - Israel's primary interest is to see a democratic, independent Palestinian state, clean of terror and threats. Since the Oslo accords in 1993, Israeli authorities granted permission to build in the West Bank settlements many times, while, at the same time, talks continued and agreements were signed between both sides. Neither Israelis nor Palestinians set a condition or precondition for sitting down at the table and talking, except for the demand to fight terror. In my eyes, the Palestinians should stop making settlements a condition to continue or not continue in the direct talks. The writer, a Bedouin, served as Israel's Deputy Consul General in San Francisco, 2006-2009.