TEL AVIV, July 27, 2009, (WAFA)- an Israeli writer suggested  An American proposal that offers clear parameters for all the issues at hand could reduce the gaps and bring the two parties ( Palestinian Authority and Israel) to effective negotiations, to be supported by existing and future processes. Daily Haaretz said.

The author Shaul Arieli  wrote: the Obama administration has an obligation to illuminate the proper path for the two rivals - each of whom is convinced the ball is in the other's court.

To make proper use of the two years U.S. President Barack Obama has allocated to the process, he added “we must begin with intensive negotiations over a proposal whose main points are:

·        an exchange of up to 4.5 percent of land, at a 1:1 ratio, which enables 80 percent of the colonizers to remain under Israeli sovereignty; the transfer of the Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem to Palestinian sovereignty; and the creation of a special regime in the Holy Basin in Jerusalem.

·        On the matter of refugees there will be discussion of options including compensation options, returning them to the State of Palestine, having them remain in their current places of residence or be absorbed in a third country.

·        The State of Palestine will be demilitarized, with no army or heavy weapons, and will have security forces designated to fight terror.”

The author said: The negotiations should be accompanied by four parallel processes:

·        a graduated continuation of the construction of the Palestinian state according to the 'Jenin Plan' model, with an emphasis on the formation of security forces with proven ability to enforce law and order.

·         the evacuation of the illegal outposts, limited Israeli construction in the settlements, the removal of roadblocks and the implementation of approved Palestinian economic projects.

·         steps toward 'normalization' on the part of Arab countries vis-a-vis Israel, subject to progress in the negotiations.

·         maintaining and strengthening the cease-fire in Gaza, while completing the deal to return captive Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, and the imposition of efficient supervision by the PA and international bodies at the border crossings.

These processes are meant to create the conditions and the atmosphere necessary for conducting successful negotiations, and reducing the sensitive time lapse between the signing of the agreement and its implementation. which  depend on objective and subjective factors. The former include the time needed for drawing the new border, deploying the Israel forces, constructing the corridor between Gaza and the West Bank, preparing for the evacuation to establish two capital cities in the Jerusalem area, and more. The subjective factors are designed to remove fears shared by both sides, Arieli concluded.