Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres is preparing a new peace initiative. According to the Israeli daily Ma’ariv, the plan calls for a total Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the dismantling of Israeli settlements there. The newspaper also said the plan called for the creation of a Palestinian state.
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