Let's Make That Dismantlement Claim Very Clear

Abbas has made his vision of peace quite clear 'Palestinian state requires settlement dismantlement'

Specifically,

Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has reiterated that Israel must freeze all construction of illegal settlements so that a Palestinian state can be created.

During a visit to Bethlehem on Sunday, he said the Palestinian leadership had not abandoned the national objective of establishing a Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders.

The Road Map (*) conditions not only call for a halt to the construction of illegal settlements but also the dismantlement of all of the settlements that are built on Palestinian lands in the West Bank in order to establish a Palestinian state, he added.

Dear Mahmoud,

Despite this, (a) I don't plan on moving

and

(b) I won't dismantle all Arab settlements in the state of Israel (but I will if you think that is a fair quid pro quo).

Do you?

And as for your reading comprehension, let's review the Road Map:

(*)

Phase I

Settlements

* GOI immediately dismantles settlement outposts erected since March 2001.
* Consistent with the Mitchell Report, GOI freezes all settlement activity (including natural growth of settlements).

Phase II

As part of this process, implementation of prior agreements, to enhance maximum territorial contiguity, including further action on settlements in conjunction with establishment of a Palestinian state with provisional borders.

Phase III

Second International Conference: Convened by Quartet, in consultation with the parties...to launch a process...leading to a final, permanent status resolution in 2005, including on borders, Jerusalem, refugees, settlements...

Sorry, there, Abbas, that's not what's written.