Wednesday, January 10, 2007

DAR AL HARB - ISRAEL: A NEW "PEACE PLAN" PROPOSAL HAS BEEN PUT ON THE TABLE BY ISRAELI DEFENSE MINISTER AMIR PERETZ

Israel's ludicrous 'peace plan'
Gulf News


The recently proposed "peace plan" by Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz on talks with the Palestinians is absolutely ludicrous.

According to the so called "new roadmap", only "moderate" Palestinians would be included in talks that would only start in six months with an agreement being reached two years later.

Although this proposition is being dealt with as an internal issue within Peretz's Labor Party, the ramifications could not be overlooked as the plan basically nullifies the internationally backed Middle East roadmap which has been shelved for almost three years now. In fact, Palestinian suffering is being utilised as a propaganda tool between competing Israeli politicians who are campaigning for the top posts within their own parties.

"This is internal Labor business. We want all the Israeli government, in all its competition, to come back to the negotiating table and proceed with final status negotiations," said Saeb Erekat, chief Palestinian negotiator.

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1) Israel's ludicrous 'peace plan'

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