Jerusalem, Oct 15: The peace initiative drawn up by Palestinian and Israeli political figures in Jordan over the weekend was drafted under the supervision of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds reported today. The leading daily said the main points of the so-called ‘Geneva Initiative’ were agreed upon during a meeting attended by Blair between Israeli and Palestinian delegations in February near London.
"Seventy five per cent of the clauses in the initiative were drawn up during this meeting and the rest during the Dead Sea meeting" in Jordan on October 12, the newspaper said without revealing its sources.
The Israeli delegation was led by former justice minister Yossi Beilin and the Palestinian team by then information minister Yasser Abed Rabbo, the newspaper said.
Bureau Report