* Israel returns 99%! *

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The Ohlmert Floater.
Alas, he moved on before it had a chance to fully catch on.
Netanyahu is nowhere close to offering this, or even the lesser Barak deal; and the Palestinians, unfortunately made more intransigent by UN votes etc, would pass on it as well.
But THIS was/Is the deal and it is My approximate solution as well:

Israel returns 99%!

By ABDUL RAHMAN AL-RASHED
Al Arabiya -- 18 August 2008
http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2008/08/18/55037.html


Most Arab news outlets killed the latest Israeli peace offer, when they added the word “only”. Arab media conveyed the news, posted by Israeli daily Haaretz, in an incomplete manner and in a Resentful way, citing Israel’s offer to return “only” 93% of occupied lands to the Palestinian Authority. The word “only” triggered a flood of opinion pieces attacking and dismissing the offer. Palestinian negotiators were intimidated, as a result, and disclaimed the offer as “false piece of news”, describing it as a test balloon by the enemy. - The word “only” would have been consistent with the context, had the declared percentage been 39%. But the declared figure is encouraging and worth positive consideration by Arabs and Palestinians.
[............]
PM Ehud Olmert proposed to the Palestinian side that Israel keeps 7% of the West Bank, in the form of parallel settlements. That means giving up 93% to the Palestinians. The offer does not end here, as Israel is to Compensate the Palestinians with 5½% of “its land”. That means giving the Palestinian state 98.5%. Israel will also give the Palestinians a land passage linking the Gaza Strip to the West Bank, a passage without checkpoints that would still be owned by Israel. Israel, practically, offers some 100%.

This is similar to or even better than Ehud Barak’s offer in 2000. Every body has blamed Arafat for refusing that offer. Sheikh Ahmad Yassen, the late leader of Hamas, even said that he would accept that offer. Arafat himself, God rest his soul, asked for that offer again but Israel refused offering it again. Unfortunately, a campaign was launched during the negotiations, forcing Arafat to turn down Barak’s offer, only to Regret it later. Arafat’s opponents claimed that the offer was only 37%, but the truth was later revealed.

I do not want to call this offer a magnificent one, but it does represent a good start. Israel has proposed evacuating Israeli settlers from all occupied territories on two phases; the first will be a voluntary one, while the second is mandatory. Other items of the offer are not tempting; such as returning only 20,000 Palestinian refugees to the current state of Israel, the number of refugees to be returned to the Palestinian state is unknown and no details about Jerusalem. - It is very easy to reject any result if you have an alternative, but there is NO military or political alternative. It is easy for most of us to refuse 93% in the name of the remaining 7% of the occupied land. But remember that most of those who refused the offer watch the tragedy of Palestinians from their air conditioned living rooms on TV screens. We should give the final word to the Palestinians through a public referendum, not to the Palestinian president, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Arabs or Iranians.
Would like to hear opinions, especially, but not solely, of 'Pro-Palestinians' on the above.
And if they or 'my side' dislikes it..
What is Their/your solution? Hopefully a practical solution. No, Jews "going back to Poland" is NOT a practical solution.
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The 'Ohlmert Floater'.
Alas, he moved on before it had a chance to fully catch on.
Netanyahu is nowhere close to offering this, or even the lesser Barak deal; and the Palestinians, unfortunately made more intransigent by UN votes etc, would pass on it as well.
But THIS was/Is the deal and it is My approximate solution as well:

Israel returns 99%!

By ABDUL RAHMAN AL-RASHED
Al Arabiya -- 18 August 2008
http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2008/08/18/55037.html
Most Arab news outlets killed the latest Israeli peace offer, when they added the word “only”. Arab media conveyed the news, posted by Israeli daily Haaretz, in an incomplete manner and in a Resentful way, citing Israel’s offer to return “only” 93% of occupied lands to the Palestinian Authority. The word “only” triggered a flood of opinion pieces attacking and dismissing the offer. Palestinian negotiators were intimidated, as a result, and disclaimed the offer as “false piece of news”, describing it as a test balloon by the enemy. - The word “only” would have been consistent with the context, had the declared percentage been 39%. But the declared figure is encouraging and worth positive consideration by Arabs and Palestinians.
[............]
PM Ehud Olmert proposed to the Palestinian side that Israel keeps 7% of the West Bank, in the form of parallel settlements. That means giving up 93% to the Palestinians. The offer does not end here, as Israel is to Compensate the Palestinians with 5½% of “its land”. That means giving the Palestinian state 98.5%. Israel will also give the Palestinians a land passage linking the Gaza Strip to the West Bank, a passage without checkpoints that would still be owned by Israel. Israel, practically, offers some 100%.
This is similar to or even better than Ehud Barak’s offer in 2000. Every body has blamed Arafat for refusing that offer. Sheikh Ahmad Yassen, the late leader of Hamas, even said that he would accept that offer. Arafat himself, God rest his soul, asked for that offer again but Israel refused offering it again. Unfortunately, a campaign was launched during the negotiations, forcing Arafat to turn down Barak’s offer, only to Regret it later. Arafat’s opponents claimed that the offer was only 37%, but the truth was later revealed.

I do not want to call this offer a magnificent one, but it does represent a good start. Israel has proposed evacuating Israeli settlers from all occupied territories on two phases; the first will be a voluntary one, while the second is mandatory. Other items of the offer are not tempting; such as returning only 20,000 Palestinian refugees to the current state of Israel, the number of refugees to be returned to the Palestinian state is unknown and no details about Jerusalem. - It is very easy to reject any result if you have an alternative, but there is NO military or political alternative. It is easy for most of us to refuse 93% in the name of the remaining 7% of the occupied land. But remember that most of those who refused the offer watch the tragedy of Palestinians from their air conditioned living rooms on TV screens. We should give the final word to the Palestinians through a public referendum, not to the Palestinian president, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Arabs or Iranians.
Would like to hear opinions, especially, but not solely, of 'Pro-Palestinians' on the above.
And if they or 'my side' dislikes it..
What is Their/your solution? Hopefully a practical solution. No, Jews "going back to Poland" is NOT a practical solution.
`
Only a concerted international resettlement of palistanians elsewhere will work, otherwise an unviable basket-case of the state of palistan will remain a chewing-gum, stuck to a jewish shoe, and international "do-gooders", feeding off of palistanians, will protect their occupation by maintaining palistanian redistributionist ideas whatever the package the latter may come in, of course.
 
The Ohlmert Floater.
Alas, he moved on before it had a chance to fully catch on.
Netanyahu is nowhere close to offering this, or even the lesser Barak deal; and the Palestinians, unfortunately made more intransigent by UN votes etc, would pass on it as well.
But THIS was/Is the deal and it is My approximate solution as well:

Israel returns 99%!

By ABDUL RAHMAN AL-RASHED
Al Arabiya -- 18 August 2008
http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2008/08/18/55037.html


Most Arab news outlets killed the latest Israeli peace offer, when they added the word “only”. Arab media conveyed the news, posted by Israeli daily Haaretz, in an incomplete manner and in a Resentful way, citing Israel’s offer to return “only” 93% of occupied lands to the Palestinian Authority. The word “only” triggered a flood of opinion pieces attacking and dismissing the offer. Palestinian negotiators were intimidated, as a result, and disclaimed the offer as “false piece of news”, describing it as a test balloon by the enemy. - The word “only” would have been consistent with the context, had the declared percentage been 39%. But the declared figure is encouraging and worth positive consideration by Arabs and Palestinians.
[............]
PM Ehud Olmert proposed to the Palestinian side that Israel keeps 7% of the West Bank, in the form of parallel settlements. That means giving up 93% to the Palestinians. The offer does not end here, as Israel is to Compensate the Palestinians with 5½% of “its land”. That means giving the Palestinian state 98.5%. Israel will also give the Palestinians a land passage linking the Gaza Strip to the West Bank, a passage without checkpoints that would still be owned by Israel. Israel, practically, offers some 100%.

This is similar to or even better than Ehud Barak’s offer in 2000. Every body has blamed Arafat for refusing that offer. Sheikh Ahmad Yassen, the late leader of Hamas, even said that he would accept that offer. Arafat himself, God rest his soul, asked for that offer again but Israel refused offering it again. Unfortunately, a campaign was launched during the negotiations, forcing Arafat to turn down Barak’s offer, only to Regret it later. Arafat’s opponents claimed that the offer was only 37%, but the truth was later revealed.

I do not want to call this offer a magnificent one, but it does represent a good start. Israel has proposed evacuating Israeli settlers from all occupied territories on two phases; the first will be a voluntary one, while the second is mandatory. Other items of the offer are not tempting; such as returning only 20,000 Palestinian refugees to the current state of Israel, the number of refugees to be returned to the Palestinian state is unknown and no details about Jerusalem. - It is very easy to reject any result if you have an alternative, but there is NO military or political alternative. It is easy for most of us to refuse 93% in the name of the remaining 7% of the occupied land. But remember that most of those who refused the offer watch the tragedy of Palestinians from their air conditioned living rooms on TV screens. We should give the final word to the Palestinians through a public referendum, not to the Palestinian president, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Arabs or Iranians.
Would like to hear opinions, especially, but not solely, of 'Pro-Palestinians' on the above.
And if they or 'my side' dislikes it..
What is Their/your solution? Hopefully a practical solution. No, Jews "going back to Poland" is NOT a practical solution.
`

What few percent would the Palestinians not get?
 
The Ohlmert Floater.
Alas, he moved on before it had a chance to fully catch on.
Netanyahu is nowhere close to offering this, or even the lesser Barak deal; and the Palestinians, unfortunately made more intransigent by UN votes etc, would pass on it as well.
But THIS was/Is the deal and it is My approximate solution as well:

Israel returns 99%!

By ABDUL RAHMAN AL-RASHED
Al Arabiya -- 18 August 2008
http://www.alarabiya.net/views/2008/08/18/55037.html


Most Arab news outlets killed the latest Israeli peace offer, when they added the word “only”. Arab media conveyed the news, posted by Israeli daily Haaretz, in an incomplete manner and in a Resentful way, citing Israel’s offer to return “only” 93% of occupied lands to the Palestinian Authority. The word “only” triggered a flood of opinion pieces attacking and dismissing the offer. Palestinian negotiators were intimidated, as a result, and disclaimed the offer as “false piece of news”, describing it as a test balloon by the enemy. - The word “only” would have been consistent with the context, had the declared percentage been 39%. But the declared figure is encouraging and worth positive consideration by Arabs and Palestinians.
[............]
PM Ehud Olmert proposed to the Palestinian side that Israel keeps 7% of the West Bank, in the form of parallel settlements. That means giving up 93% to the Palestinians. The offer does not end here, as Israel is to Compensate the Palestinians with 5½% of “its land”. That means giving the Palestinian state 98.5%. Israel will also give the Palestinians a land passage linking the Gaza Strip to the West Bank, a passage without checkpoints that would still be owned by Israel. Israel, practically, offers some 100%.

This is similar to or even better than Ehud Barak’s offer in 2000. Every body has blamed Arafat for refusing that offer. Sheikh Ahmad Yassen, the late leader of Hamas, even said that he would accept that offer. Arafat himself, God rest his soul, asked for that offer again but Israel refused offering it again. Unfortunately, a campaign was launched during the negotiations, forcing Arafat to turn down Barak’s offer, only to Regret it later. Arafat’s opponents claimed that the offer was only 37%, but the truth was later revealed.

I do not want to call this offer a magnificent one, but it does represent a good start. Israel has proposed evacuating Israeli settlers from all occupied territories on two phases; the first will be a voluntary one, while the second is mandatory. Other items of the offer are not tempting; such as returning only 20,000 Palestinian refugees to the current state of Israel, the number of refugees to be returned to the Palestinian state is unknown and no details about Jerusalem. - It is very easy to reject any result if you have an alternative, but there is NO military or political alternative. It is easy for most of us to refuse 93% in the name of the remaining 7% of the occupied land. But remember that most of those who refused the offer watch the tragedy of Palestinians from their air conditioned living rooms on TV screens. We should give the final word to the Palestinians through a public referendum, not to the Palestinian president, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Arabs or Iranians.
Would like to hear opinions, especially, but not solely, of 'Pro-Palestinians' on the above.
And if they or 'my side' dislikes it..
What is Their/your solution? Hopefully a practical solution. No, Jews "going back to Poland" is NOT a practical solution.
`

What few percent would the Palestinians not get?



The right of return for muslims not born in Israel, the right of return for terrorists and non existent borders.
 

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