Israeli withdrawal from West Bank within three years

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will present Arab Foreign Ministers next week with a plan for determining borders with Israel and ending the occupation of the West Bank within three years. He will also present the plan to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry this week.

 

According to one of Abbas’ closest associates, Mahmoud al-Habash, the plan includes renewed negotiatons with Israel for a period of nine months and an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank within three years.

 

Al-Habash, who spoke to the Jordanian media, said that the proposal forms a basis for talks, where the first three months would be dedicated to determining borders. Negotiations would focus on other core issues after that period.

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