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Docs: Israel Demanded 80% of Settlements in 2000-01 Peace Talks

HeadlineDec 13, 2007

The talks come as new details have been released on the breakdown of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks nearly seven years ago. Israel and the US have long blamed Palestinians for rejecting what they called a generous offer to return most of the Occupied Territories. But new internal Israeli government documents reported by the Israeli newspaper Ha’aretz confirm several key Palestinian claims. The documents show Israel insisted on retaining the major West Bank settlement blocs, home to 80 percent of the more than 220,000 settlers. The figure does not include settlements in East Jerusalem, which Israel also insisted on keeping. The documents also show Palestinians proposed an equal land swap if Israel wanted to hold onto land outside of its internationally recognized borders.

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