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Group of Eight leaders had to soften a statement urging Israel and the Palestinians to return to negotiations because Canada objected to a specific mention of 1967 borders, diplomats said on Friday.
Canada's right-leaning Conservative government has adopted a staunchly pro-Israel position in international negotiations since coming to power in 2006, with Prime Minister Stephen Harper saying Canada will back Israel whatever the cost.
I don't think Obama's plan was very radical at all. Basing the Palestinian state on 1967, with changes to compensate for major settlements and defensible positions, is a plan that many Israelis endorse as well.
But this important starting point of the plan is the border from 1967.
I don't think Obama's plan was very radical at all. Basing the Palestinian state on 1967, with changes to compensate for major settlements and defensible positions, is a plan that many Israelis endorse as well.
But this important starting point of the plan is the border from 1967.
It doesn't matter what Obama wants or doesn't want. It's not his country. What matters is what Netenyahu and the Israelis want.
I don't think Obama's plan was very radical at all. Basing the Palestinian state on 1967, with changes to compensate for major settlements and defensible positions, is a plan that many Israelis endorse as well.
But this important starting point of the plan is the border from 1967.
"The framework for these negotiations is well known. We urge both parties to return to substantive talks with a view to concluding a framework agreement on all final status issues.
"To that effect, we express our strong support for the vision of Israeli-Palestinian peace outlined by President Obama on May 19, 2011."
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