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Jim Baker is trying to use the Commission to marginalize Rice and impose a "Saudi Solution", a second Munich Conference that would force concessions on the Israelis without any substantive return of peace and recognition. The inclusion of the Palestianian demand of a "right of return" is the showstopper.

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Chris

[SJackson]

Jim Baker is trying to use the Commission to marginalize Rice and impose a "Saudi Solution", a second Munich Conference that would force concessions on the Israelis without any substantive return of peace and recognition. The inclusion of the Palestianian demand of a "right of return" is the showstopper.

Condi has been on board with all the provisions of the Saudi Plan, including decrying the "occupation", and adding the concept of "contiguity", Israel ceding land to the palestinians connecting the West Bank and Gaza, something even the Saudis didn't propose. I doubt she'd be on board with Baker's idea of peace talks WITHOUT Israel, to avoid the effects of "Jewish influence", but that's not in the ISG plan. I think the administration will be on board with the palestinian proposals.