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From The Jerusalem Post:
PA pushing Quartet to recognize 1967 borders
This is another move by which the Palestinian Authority is seeking to achieve substantive gains outside the negotiating process. IMO, the Madrid Quartet should reaffirm its commitment to a negotiated agreement on the basis of UNSC Res. 242. At the same time, the Quartet should call on all parties to engage immediately and unconditionally in direct negotiations.
The former term would be consistent with a generally agreed international framework and the principle that the historic dispute would be resolved through negotiations. The latter would focus on restarting the negotiating process and it would avoid singling out the Palestinians, even as it is the Palestinians who have apparently adopted a strategic goal of seeking to pursue their aims outside of negotiations.
The Palestinian Authority is working hard to convince the Quartet to issue a statement after its upcoming meeting in which it recognizes the two-state solution on the basis of the 1967 borders, Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said on Thursday.
“Such a declaration must include recognition of east Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine and finding a just solution to the case of the Palestinian refugees on the basis of UN resolution 194,” Erekat said.
PA pushing Quartet to recognize 1967 borders
This is another move by which the Palestinian Authority is seeking to achieve substantive gains outside the negotiating process. IMO, the Madrid Quartet should reaffirm its commitment to a negotiated agreement on the basis of UNSC Res. 242. At the same time, the Quartet should call on all parties to engage immediately and unconditionally in direct negotiations.
The former term would be consistent with a generally agreed international framework and the principle that the historic dispute would be resolved through negotiations. The latter would focus on restarting the negotiating process and it would avoid singling out the Palestinians, even as it is the Palestinians who have apparently adopted a strategic goal of seeking to pursue their aims outside of negotiations.