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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/revealed-netanyahus-secret-talks-with-the-palestinians/
Netanyahu's Secret Talks with the Palestinians
(Times of Israel) Avi Issacharoff - Israel and the Palestinian Authority tried to initiate backchannel negotiations in late 2010 and early 2011 in a series of secret meetings between the prime minister's envoy, attorney Yitzhak Molcho, and the head of the PLO Executive Committee, Yasser Abed Rabbo, who revealed these contacts in an interview in Ramallah last week. Abed Rabbo said he and Netanyahu met for 2 1/2 hours in mid-February 2011. Abed Rabbo said, "Molcho emphasized in the meetings the importance of the Jordan Valley, settlement blocs, and early-warning stations on West Bank mountains. I ruled this option out."