(Boston Globe) Charles A. Radin - Israel's basic principle in negotiating with the Palestinians under the Oslo peace process could be summarized as "land for peace." In return for ceding predominantly Palestinian-populated lands, the PA was to end armed attacks on Israelis from those territories. Sharon has changed the order, recasting the principle as "peace for land." When the Palestinian leadership begins to deliver peace by disarming the extremist groups that deny Israel's right to exist, Israel will be ready to talk about ceding land, Israel's leaders say. "We gave land, and we did not get peace in return," Sharon's spokesman, Ra'anan Gissin, said Friday. "We want a durable peace with tangible results," Gissin said, "not hugs, kisses, and photo ops on the White House lawn. They have to stop terrorism...and then we will consider giving them part of this land that is the cradle, the birthplace, of the Jewish people."
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