Western Diplomats, 1967 Lines and Security Council Resolution 242 According to Its Drafters

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Now that Israel, the Palestinian Authority and the United States are again talking about peace talks, we've heard much, and will liked continue to hear, about the "1967 lines" — also known as the Green Line or the 1949 armistice lines.

As Israel figures out what type of territorial sacrifices it is willing to make in return for potential Palestinian concessions, it is worthwhile for the rest of us to remember what the diplomats behind United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 felt about those lines. Some words they used: Fragile, vulnerable, rotten and temporary.

Read them in context here.

Link: http://blog.camera.org/archives/2013/07/top_western_diplomats_on_1967.html

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