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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinians-make-stiff-land-demands-for-peace/
Report: Palestinians Make Stiff Demands for Peace Deal
(Times of Israel) Ilan Ben Zion - The PA demands that any land swap with Israel as part of a peace deal not exceed 1.9% of the West Bank, according to details leaked to Israel TV Channel 2 by a Palestinian official on Sunday. The Palestinians are also insisting that they gain control over water, and control at the Dead Sea and border crossings; that a Palestinian state be able to sign agreements with other states; that Israel release all Palestinian prisoners; and that all Palestinian refugees and their descendants be granted the right to choose to live in Israel or the Palestinian territories as part of a final agreement. According to the report, Israel has demanded that any peace deal provide Israel with territorial contiguity, that there be an IDF presence in the Jordan Valley for a prescribed period of time, and that, in addition to border adjustments covered by the land swaps, further land be annexed by Israel to cover the major settlement blocs in return for financial compensation to the Palestinians.