The Mitchell-Abbas soon-to-be-signed agreement

by Michael van der Galien
Posted on December 21 2009 5:00 pm

Michael van der Galien was born in the Dutch city of Leeuwarden in 1984. For as long as he can remember, he has been obsessed with the United States. When he was 17 years old, he started blogging - of course about America. His articles have been published at Big Hollywood, Pajamas Media, Hot Air (the GreenRoom) and Right Across The Atlantic. He's also an editor for the Dutch conservative blog, De Dagelijkse Standaard.

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Abbas wants Israeli territorial concessions in Jerusalem as a precondition for negotiations. Netanyahu hasaccepted that the Palestinians will bring their claims for Jerusalem to thetable, but he is not going to make this or any other concession just to bring Abbas to negotiate. Mitchell’s TORs will include implementation of all existing agreements between the parties, as well as the 2003 “Roadmap” for a two-state solution. These already define Jerusalem as a subject for discussion.

Abbas wants an absolute two-yeardeadline for the achievement of a permanent agreement. Netanyahu is accepting target dates for agreements, but he does not believe achievement can be guaranteed. Mitchell has the language he needs for the TORs regarding target dates.

Read Shmuel Rosner’s column at the Jerusalem Post.

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