#Politics Israel ‘Proposes Separation Barrier As Border’ Amid Fading Hopes For Peace Talks. Israel has proposed to Palestine that the separation barrier slicing through the West Bank should be turned into a permanent border, reports say. Israeli negotiators have reportedly broached the idea to their Palestinian counterparts. They have also proposed a shared area in Jerusalem, which would be accessible to both Palestinians and Israelis as a means of settling disputes. The leaked information emerged as US secretary of state John Kerry prepared to arrive in Israel to boost the three-month-old peace talks that both sides claim to have yielded little after 15 meetings. According to reports by Israel Radio and Yedioth Ahronoth, Benjamin Netanyahu’s negotiating team proposed that the separation barrier, which Israel started building a decade ago with the stated goal of preventing Palestinian suicide bombers, be made into a permanent boundary. The suggestion is at odds with Palestinian demands that negotiations should be based on borders that existed before the 1967 war. Israeli officials refused to confirm the reports, but a Palestinian insider said that they were in line with Israel`s refusal to accept the 1967 borders.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 07:47:16 +0000
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