AREAS CLAIMED BY
ISRAEL AS ISRAELI
TERRITORY
AREAS THAT ISRAEL AND
PALESTINIANS AGREED
WOULD GO TO ISRAE
AREAS PALESTINIANS
WERE WILLING
TO EXCHANGE FOR
ISRAELI LAND
AREAS ISRAEL AGREED
TO TRANSFER TO
PALESTINIANS
SETTLEMENTS OF
GREATEST CONTENTION
THE GREEN LINE
Mediterranean Sea
GAZA
STRIP
WEST
Jerusalem
ISRAEL
BANK
Lands of
Contention
ARIEL Within some areas claimed by Israel there
are now substantial towns inhabited by Jewish
settlers. Negotiating in 2007 and 2008, the Israeli
prime minister, Ehud Olmert, wanted the settler
outpost of Ariel — a town of 18,000 between Ramallah
and Nablus — to remain part of Israel, although
it is deep within the West Bank. Ariel was established
in 1978; a large percentage of its residents are
post-I ggo immigrants to Israel. For Mahmoud Abbas,
the president of the Palestinian Authority, the
settlers Of Ariel would have to leave. One possibility
was to defer a decision on Ariel, allowing the
larger agreement to go forward.
MAALE ADUMMIM With a population of 35,000,
Maale Adummim is the third-largest Israeli settlement
in the West Bank. It is near Jerusalem, to which many
residents commute. An Israeli plan in 2008 to build
more housing in Maale Adummim was opposed by the
Bush administration.
EFRAT Established as a settlement in 1983, Efrat
now has around 8,500 residents. A suburb for
commuters to Jerusalem, it is at the eastern edge Of
territory claimed by both Israel and the Palestinian
government. Conflict over Israeli building in eastern
Jerusalem and its suburbs has intensified since
the Olmert-Abbas talks broke off in 2008.
This map is based on records Of the Olmert-Abbas negotiations
and With participants.
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