Israeli parliament chairman proposes alternative 'peace plan'

Ma’an- Chairman of the Israeli Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Shaul Mofaz proposed on an alternative peace plan last week, presenting the initiative to policymakers and journalists as US mediation efforts continue to flounder.

The plan centered on the creation of a demilitarized Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza "when a legitimate Palestinian government can rule as one authority on the ground," without set borders but wit the aim of following the 1967 line. The final confines of the state would become clear as security arrangements were made for each sector, he explained. Read more