(Ha'aretz) Ze'ev Schiff - The behavior of the Palestinians since the publication of the "road map," and particularly after the cease-fire, arouses the suspicion that Israel is a partner to laying the foundations of a terrorist state to be called Palestine - a state that will in fact reach an agreement with Israel, but will continue the war against it by means of various Palestinian organizations, claiming that the conflict has not ended. The road map guarantees that a Palestinian state will be established during the second stage of the process, even before basic problems between Israel and the Palestinians have been solved. If the terrorism against Israel from Palestinian territory continues, and Israel crosses the border in order to defend itself, the international organization in which there is an anti-Israeli majority will consider Israel an aggressor against whom sanctions should be applied. Furthermore, the Palestinian state is supposed to be established when the Palestinians continue to demand what they call "the right of return" to Israel. Necessary amendments to the road map: No transition from one stage to the next without Israel's agreement. Whatever hasn't been implemented in one stage is not to be transferred for implementation in the next stage. A Palestinian state will be established after the basic problems have been solved. The establishment of the state will be considered part of the elimination of the "right of return" to Israel, which is defined as a Jewish state.
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