West Bank public figures recently rejected an Egyptian invitation to visit Cairo in order to discuss the future of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, it was reported yesterday in Maariv. It was revealed that the invitation, conveyed to leading Arab personalities on the West Bank and in East Jerusalem, came from Egyptian diplomats stationed in Western Europe, in an attempt to increase the participation of West Bank residents in their future.
The West Bank and East Jerusalem figures rejected the invitation because they felt the Israeli autonomy plan does not sufficiently deal with their needs. Israeli sources, however, noted that while there is little support for the plan among West Bank personalities, implementation of it will alter the negative stand assumed by many of the West Bankers till now.
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