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Source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=252424
Israel Gave PA Document of Principles at Jordan Talks
(Jerusalem Post) Herb Keinon - The 21-point document Israel gave the Palestinians in Amman this week dealt with general principles of what will be needed to reach a final agreement, not with detailed Israeli proposals, Western diplomatic officials said on Thursday. Officials said the topics on the list are among the issues to be discussed at a follow-up meeting in Amman on Monday. The Palestinians presented Israel on Tuesday with their proposal on borders and security, which calls for a full Israeli return to the 1967 lines, except for a 1.9% land swap. The London-based pan-Arabic daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported Wednesday that Israel's document included a refusal to accept Palestinian refugees; a refusal to withdraw from all the settlements; a security presence in the Jordan Valley; that the Palestinian state not be allowed to forge alliances with countries hostile to Israel; the continued presence of IDF forces at strategic West Bank sites; and an implementation of the agreement gradually over a number of years. Israel emphatically denied on Thursday the paper's claim that Israel expressed willingness to withdraw from some Arab neighborhoods of eastern Jerusalem. "It never happened," a senior diplomatic source said.