Rice urges Israel to split Jerusalem
Sources reveal status of secret talks to create Palestinian state this year
Posted: August 25, 2008
10:00 pm Eastern
By Aaron Klein
© 2008 WorldNetDaily
 Condoleezza Rice |
JERUSALEM – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, completing a visit to the region today, has been pressing Israel to sign a document by the end of the year that would divide Jerusalem by offering the Palestinians a state in Israel's capital city as well as in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, according to top diplomatic sources involved in the talks.
The Israeli team, led by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, has been negotiating the division of Jerusalem – despite claims to the contrary – but would rather conclude an agreement on paper by the end of the year that would give the Palestinians a state in the West Bank, Gaza and some Israeli territory, leaving conclusions on Jerusalemfor a later date, the informed diplomatic sources told WND....Read More
