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Monday, May 23, 2011

Erekat: If '67 lines are an illusion, peace is an illusion

Erekat: If '67 lines are an illusion, peace is an illusion


Saeb Erekat


Palestinian Authority negotiator says Netanyahu needs to say one line for PA to return to peace talks: "Negotiations should lead to two states along 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps."
Palestinian Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat said that the Palestinians need to hear one line from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in order to return to the negotiating table. "There's one line," Erekat told Army Radio Monday, that "negotiations should lead to two states along 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps."

The PA, he repeated, is "waiting to see if
 Prime Minister Netanyahu says he accepts two states on 1967 lines with agreed swaps. Until we hear that, I think it would be a waste of time to speak about any other issue.