New efforts to create peace with the Palestinians were brought up on Wednesday, but as of now, it seems as if Israel will have to step back from reaching some sort of framework agreement and resolve some of the core issues going on between the two countries.
Instead of having a finalized peace and border agreement by fall, Israel is considering pushing for an interim arrangement as a step toward a two-state solution, potentially without the approval or agreement by the Palestinians.
It seems unlikely, though, that the Palestinians would be peaceful with such an arrangement. They have consistently rejected similar proposals since 2003 and all attempts to implement such a plan have never made it past the first stage without revolts.
Saleh Raafat, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee, commented that "the position of the P.L.O is unchangeable. We have strictly rejected all Israeli and non-Israeli offers that call on the establishment of a Palestinian State with temporary borders. The P.L.O. has also affirmed its refusal of all interim and partial solutions."
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