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More on the Geneva Accord

First there was the 1995 Beilin-Abu Mazen plan, under which Israel would give up 94 percent of Judea and Samaria. Then came the 2000 Clinton Plan, under which Israel would give up 94-96 percent of Judea and Samaria, plus territory in the Negev near the Gaza border (within pre-1967 Israel), for a total of 97 percent. Recently, again courtesy of Beilin, came the Geneva Accord, which proposes that Israel withdraw from 98 percent of Judea and Samaria plus an additional (equivalent of) two percent from the Negev, for a total of 100 percent.

If Israel accepted this plan and negotiations resumed, would its concessions be enough for Palestinians, or would they demand yet more? The answer, from former PA minister Ghassan Khatib is absolutely clear. In a Beirut Daily Star column, Khatib writes:

"The Geneva Accord ... should be perceived as another step in an ongoing political process aimed at reaching an agreement between the official representatives of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples... future compromise between the different groups on the two sides should be based on these substantially improved positions.

"That is not to say that these improvements have reached the point of perfection. The actual text requires more tweaking and work, however, as those efforts are pursued, there is no doubt that when the two official governments sit for final status negotiations, they will benefit greatly from the ideas embodied in the Geneva Accord."
posted on 10/30/2003