Israeli FM Liberman tells UNGA that borders should be withdrawn to reflect "demographic reality"

Haaretz is reporting that “Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Tuesday presented the United Nations with his draft for a population and territory swap, as part of an eventual peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians”.

The Haaretz report, written by Barak Ravid, states that “Under Lieberman’s controversial scheme, part of Israel’s Arab population would be moved to a newly created Palestinians state, in return for evacuation of Israeli settlements in the West Bank”.

But it does not appear that Lieberman is proposing settlement evacuation at all.

No, there is no mention of population transfer. He is saying that everybody should just stay put, and just the borders will change.

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