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PA Official: Talks on Jerusalem Taking Place
[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Hatem Abdel Qader, the Jerusalem affairs adviser to PA Prime Minister Salaam Fayad, confirmed Tuesday that Jerusalem is one of the issues currently being discussed by Israeli and PA negotiators. He told the Jerusalem Post that Jerusalem "is not only on the table, it's also under the table....This means that the negotiations with the Israelis are taking place both openly and secretly." The Palestinians are insisting on a full Israeli withdrawal from the eastern part of Jerusalem that was captured by Israel in 1967. Abdel Qader said the negotiations were not only focusing on the Arab part of Jerusalem, but on its west as well. "There are Jews who say they have rights and property in the eastern part of Jerusalem, and that's fine with us," he said. "At the same time, there are Arabs who have a lot of property in the western section of Jerusalem. So the talks are not only over the eastern part."