October 15, 2007
NEGOTIATING WITH YOURSELF:
Olmert signals readiness to share control of Jerusalem (The Associated Press, October 15, 2007)
Prime Minister Ehud Olmert raised questions about Israel's control of Arab neighborhoods in Jerusalem in a speech Monday, the first time he has openly signaled readiness to share the city with the Palestinians.Sovereignty over Jerusalem is at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel claims all of the city as its capital, including east Jerusalem, which it captured from Jordan in the 1967 Mideast war. The Palestinians want the eastern sector — home to key Jewish, Muslim and Christian holy sites — for the capital of a future independent state.
On Monday, Olmert said Israel's control of some Arab parts of the city might not be necessary.
The longer Israel waits to declare statehood the more it gives up. Posted by Orrin Judd at October 15, 2007 7:49 AM