Israeli minister urges unilateral declaration of Palestinian borders

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3. Perhaps Barak gave a hint of what he means here

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Two weeks ago, in an interview with Army Radio regarding the Ulpana Hill settlement, Barak blurted out - probably without even realizing it - that "Beit El, Ofra and Baal Hatzor Hill are all important places that will stay in Israel's hands under any permanent arrangement."

Barak surely knows that it is impossible to annex settlements like Beit El and Ofra, which are only about 10 kilometers from Ramallah, and also to reach a permanent arrangement with the Palestinian government sitting in Ramallah. Perhaps that explains why he told last week's Institute for National Security Studies conference that if Israel cannot reach a permanent arrangement with the Palestinians, "we need to think about an interim agreement, or even unilateral steps."

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/on-both-palestinians-and-migrants-israeli-mks-are-koshering-the-vermin.premium-1.434231