As if the eight years of Oslo - in which Israel created and armed the Palestinian Authority, then gave it 42% of Judea, Samaria and Gaza - had never existed, PA Chairman Yasser Arafat demanded today that Israel withdraw all its forces and residents from the entirety of Yesha as a condition for peace. He further said that peace depends on the realization of the \"right\" of return for all Arab refugees from 1948 and 1967.
\"One might have expected his remarks to put a rest to all talk of \'cease-fire in exchange for settlement halt,\' Arutz-7\'s Haggai Segal said today, \"but so far it has not.\" Foreign Ministry officials continue to recommend accepting a total freeze on settlement construction, according to Israel Radio reports today.
\"One might have expected his remarks to put a rest to all talk of \'cease-fire in exchange for settlement halt,\' Arutz-7\'s Haggai Segal said today, \"but so far it has not.\" Foreign Ministry officials continue to recommend accepting a total freeze on settlement construction, according to Israel Radio reports today.