Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ehud Barak may propose that Israel and the Palestinian Authority move directly to final-status negotiations and forgo implementation of the Wye accord, the Israeli daily Ha’aretz reported Tuesday. According to sources within Barak’s Labor Party, such a proposal may make it easier for Likud and the National Religious Party to join his government.
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