Are the Palestinians easing up on their demands on one of the places Israel has no plans of relinquishing? Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas recently gave US special envoy George Mitchell a list of written proposals for an agreement with Israel. London-based al-Hayat newspaper on Saturday reported that the list includes an offer for Israel to withdraw from east Jerusalem and the Old City, but maintain rule over the Jewish Quarter and Western Wall.
According to the report, Abbas proposes that a Palestinian state be established on the entire territory of the West Bank, but with a 2.3% land swap. This territory would include Gush Etzion, Givat Ze'ev and Modi'in Illit, as well as a strip of land near Ben Gurion International Airport."
