Israel Would Cede Arab Sections of Jerusalem ; Olmert Ally Reveals Plan in Which Jewish Areas Would Be Retained

The Record, Bergen County, NJ › December 13, 2007

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JERUSALEM A key ally of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that Israel will hold on to all Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem but would have to relinquish Arab neighborhoods in a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

The comments by Vice Premier Haim Ramon appeared aimed at defusing U.S. criticism of an Israeli plan to expand one of its Jewish neighborhoods in east Jerusalem, the section Palestinians claim as capital of a future state.

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Israel Would Cede Arab Sections of Jerusalem ; Olmert Ally Reveals Plan in Which Jewish Areas Would Be Retained

Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations are set to resume Wednesday under an agreement reached at last month's Mideast peace conference in Annapolis, Md. ...

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