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According to [Barak], there is "no basis in reality" to reports that Israel has offered the Palestinians 92 percent of the territories, that Israel is prepared to either evacuate 50,000 settlers or leave them under Palestinian control, or that Israel has agreed to the entry of 300,000 Pale...

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Published inThe Jerusalem post
Main Author JANINE ZACHARIA and DAVID FRANKLIN, News agencies contributed to this report
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Jerusalem The Jerusalem Post Ltd 05.06.2000
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Albright, Madeleine K
Persson, Goran
Sarid, Yossi
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Summary:According to [Barak], there is "no basis in reality" to reports that Israel has offered the Palestinians 92 percent of the territories, that Israel is prepared to either evacuate 50,000 settlers or leave them under Palestinian control, or that Israel has agreed to the entry of 300,000 Palestinian refugees. Barak contended that the Palestinians are making excuses for not advancing in the negotiations. As to Palestinian demands for the release of more security prisoners, Barak countered that Israel has already released more than 100 prisoners beyond the previous government's commitment. "Whether they like it or not, Jerusalem is the single most important element of these negotiations, and Jerusalem will be the capital of the Palestinian state whether they like it or not. And if they don't, they can go and drink the Dead Sea," [Arafat] told reporters in Ramallah after meeting with Prime Minister Goran Persson of Sweden, which has played host to Israeli-Palestinian talks over the past month.