Abbas hopes for peace 'in a year'

The Palestinian President,Mahmoud Abbas,has said he hopes to reach a comprehensive peace deal with Israel's government "within one year". Mr Abbas also told Israel's Maariv newspaper that US President George W Bush wanted to see a Middle East peace accord before he leaves office in 2009.A "final formula" would have to be agreed and a timetable set,he added.The announcement came after a report in another Israeli newspaper outlined the terms of the possible peace offer.Haaretz said on Wednesday that Israel was ready to offer the Palestinians a state in 90% of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.The proposal would also include a tunnel to link the two Palestinian territories,and a land-swap that would allow major Jewish settlement blocs in the West Bank to become part of Israel.
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