According to reports citing Palestinian negotiators, the Israeli government is engaged in “secret’ talks with the Obama Administration with an eye toward setting the borders for a potential Palestinian state.
But perhaps the most interesting aspect is that the Israeli government would be “leasing” the portions of the occupied territories that they intend to keep in the founding of a future Palestinian state. The lease term would be from somewhere between 40 and 99 years.
Which might defer some of the more contentious issues with regards to the borders and allow Israel to keep its settlements program going for the forseeable future. Palestinian willingness to lease occupied East Jerusalem and the holy sites that go along with it will no doubt be a very controversial issue, if indeed the Palestinains are even consulted on the lease.
But while the latest effort is certainly a novel attempt at saving the struggling peace talks, reports from last week that both sides had promised not to declare the talks dead until after the US election as a favor to President Obama must inevitably raise the question of whether the talks are a serious effort at achieving a deal or simply a serious effort at convincing American voters that the administration is accomoplishing something.
They have taken the land illegally anyway.
If it is leased to them who will pay the money to the Palistanians?
Will it be the American taxpayer – where all Isreals money comes from anyway?
Ireal and The USA are rogue states who's word means nothing. As the American Indians would say
"These people speak with forked tongues
I get the feeling the lease is just another way to extort money from the USA. YOu can be sure that the many dual citizens will step up for the homeland and in the name of peace pay the rent on the lease land. Of course no palistanian will be allowed to live in towns identified to be jewish which btw will be all the towns. Why steal the land when you can find a way to make money and still have it all.
Let me see if I've got this right– the Palestinians are supposed to consider a land lease deal brokered by a nation whose banking, mortgage and regulatory agencies plunged its property market and the world's financial system into a disaster of unprecedented proportions.
The Palestinians must be rolling on the ground laughing right now.
Not even a five year old would fall for a stunt like this.A palestinian state first israel must vacate all lands stolen then ask about leasing palestinian land,america should be no where near these negotiations being a dishonest broker.
The good thing about installing a puppet government is that you can negotiate with it any deal you want.