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The Palestinian Authority and its leaders have still never specifically recognized Israel as a Jewish state. Doing so would be an important confidence-building measure, as would ending the culture of hate toward the Jewish state promoted in the territories.

• Recognition of Israel as a Jewish State;

The Palestinian Authority and its leaders have still never specifically recognized Israel as a Jewish state. Doing so would be an important confidence-building measure, as would ending the culture of hate toward the Jewish state promoted in the territories.

UN Quartet statement calling for a future Palestinian government to recognize Israel

• Security and final borders;

Israel is calling for the demilitarization of the future Palestinian state as well as the deployment of the Israel Defense Forces in the Jordan Valley to prevent weapons smuggling into the West Bank.[1] Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a return to pre-1967 borders as preconditions for talks.[2]

• Jerusalem and the Jewish settlements in the West Bank;

The Palestinian Authority has threatened to break off negotiations if the Israeli government decides not to extend its 10-month moratorium on construction in some Jerusalem suburbs and in the West Bank.[3] Israel says the future of these communities should be discussed as one of the elements of a final-status agreement.[4]

• Resolution of Palestinian refugee issues;

The Palestinians continue to demand that all members of the Palestinian Diaspora should be able to resettle in Israel. The Israeli position is those who wish to should seek their future in the proposed Palestinian state.[5]

• Access to crucial resources including water;

Both sides suffer from a regional water scarcity issue and must work together to provide mutual fair access from all sources including desalination plants on the Mediterranean coast, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel and aquifers in the West Bank.[6]