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GUEST: Remi Kanazi, co-founder of www.PoeticInjustice.net, a Palestinian American writer, poet and performer living in New York City

The Israeli government is calling for a settlement of Israel’s final borders with the Palestinians, which mandates a withdrawal from much of the West Bank and relocating tens of thousands of Jewish settlers. A senior government official showed The Associated Press a map representing the first concrete plan to split Jerusalem between Israel and the Palestinians. President Bush called the plan “bold and constructive”, saying it could lead to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He also added that it was essential for Israel and the Palestinian Authority to negotiate a plan for permanent borders. Meanwhile, 13 main political and rebel groups opposing the Israeli occupation are attending the Palestine National Dialogue in the West Bank. Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestine National Authority in his opening speech at the gathering today accused the US government of having worsened the economic crisis faced by the Palestinian people.

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