Resuming negotiations

Haaretz reprts about "a fundamental disagreement between Israel and the U.S. regarding the renewal of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations."

For its part, Israel demands that if negotiations are to be resumed they will need to address, in parallel, all core issues of the final settlement – including the issue of recognition of Israel as a Jewish state , and a solution to the refugee problem. "If the discussion commences with talks about borders and security, Israel will only give, and will get almost nothing in return," the senior official said.

"When we get to the issues where the Palestinians will need to give something up - like the right of return - we won’t have any bargaining chips left."

In addition, Israel also opposes making significant gestures towards the Palestinians before the resumption of negotiations. Off the table are any moves such as releasing prisoners, transferring weapons to the PA's security services, and the promotion of economic projects that would require even the smallest transfer of land to Palestinian civic or security control.
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