Ehud Barak agreed to give up Israeli sovereignty in parts of the Old City of Jerusalem and Har Bayis during his term as prime minister, the Israel State Archives revealed for the first time on Sunday, Ynet reported.
The agreement was in an official Israeli response to a proposal by the Clinton administration in 2000.
In its response, Israel demanded to retain only 8% of Yehudah and Shomron (which included 80% of the Jewish residents) and only 2% of the Gaza Strip.
Barak also relinquished a demand for Palestinian sovereignty to include only Arab-majority areas near the Old City.
Israel requested that various mekomos kedoshim remain under its control, including the city of Chevron, Kever Rochel, and Kever Yosef, but the request was rejected by Clinton’s negotiation team.
.(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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What else is new….this creep was a traitor to Israel and still is.
also a leftist with a big mouth who is not worth a penny
“East” Jerusalem is filled with Jordanian squatters left over from the 1948 occupation (“annexation”).
These are illegal settlers and must be repatriated to Jordan.
Enough already. Jerusalem is not mention even once in the Qu’ran. The city is as “holy” to Muslims as is Madrid. End this ridiculous fiction, and stop caring what the anti-Semitic world thinks about it.
Barak should face charges and we need to redo this nonsense….clean up Isreal and her Kennesset, remove all gays and our President as he is in an awkward position…..his son is gay and has a male wife, this is Isreal a Torah state…..you want to be judged fairly
Epstein Island favorite pedophile and slave trader was willing to give it all up just like Olmert
Are Barak’s agreements – with the US, not any Arab authorities – binding on Israel today? The article is not clear on that matter.