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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/19/AR2010091901014.html
Former Israeli Premier Details Failed Peace Offer
(AP-Washington Post) Matti Friedman - Israel's former premier gave his most detailed description yet of his 2008 peace offer to the Palestinians. The Palestinians deemed Ehud Olmert's offer insufficient at the time, but wanted the premier who replaced him, Benjamin Netanyahu, to use it as a starting point for negotiations. Instead, Netanyahu has taken it off the table. Olmert said Sunday, "There is no choice but to say that this agreement was not achieved when that was possible because the Palestinian side was not prepared to make the extra step that I believe we made."