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PA demanding Israel remove 16 W. Bank roadblocks as part of road map
By Avi Issacharoff, Haaretz Correspondent

The Palestinian Authority is demanding that Israel remove 16 roadblocks in the West Bank, as part of the implementation of the first stage of the road map.

The demand, which was made a few months ago, was repeated during Friday's meeting between PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, according to Saeb Erekat, head of the Palestine Liberation Organization's negotiating team.

Members of both the Israeli and Palestinian teams also attended the meeting. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, the head of the Israeli team, was there, as were her PA counterpart, Ahmed Qureia, Olmert's chief of staff Yoram Turbowicz, political adviser Shalom Turgeman, Erekat and PA government secretary Sadi al-Krunz.
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Erekat said in the post-meeting press conference that both parties agreed that the first stage of the road map must be implemented immediately. He said that while the Palestinian side already has implemented some parts of the first stage and will implement others shortly, the Israeli side has not kept up its side of the bargain: halting construction in the settlements and withdrawing to the September 28, 2000 borders. He said the PA is about to deploy about 500 police officers in the Nablus area.

Erekat told Haaretz that part of the withdrawal to the September 2000 borders necessitates the dismantling of 16 roadblocks, including those in the following locations: Qalandiyah (south of Ramallah), Tarqumiya (west of Hebron), Hawara (south of Nablus), Hamra (in the Jordan Valley), southern entrance of Jericho, Wadi Nar (northeast of Bethlehem) and Beit Furiq (east of Nablus).

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      1.   Well, well, how will Israel dodge this one? 05:05  |  Steve 28/10/07
      2.   OK, so the roadblocks come down -- then what? 05:15  |  idf_sergeant 28/10/07
      3.   Israel: PA must stop incitement 05:15  |  Steven 28/10/07
      4.   Roadblocks 05:18  |  Rabbi Yakov Lazaros 28/10/07
      5.   roadblock removal 05:35  |  amir 28/10/07
      6.   Demands 05:59  |  David 28/10/07
      7.   re: Steven 06:05  |  Paulo 28/10/07
      8.   Israel will do that which needs to be done to protect its 06:21  |  Roni 28/10/07
      9.   16 Roadblocks? That leaves about 200... 06:30  |  Silvienne 28/10/07
      10.   #3, Steven from L 06:34  |  Silvienne 28/10/07
      11.   #2 It`s a "Performance based Road Map", idf_sergeant 06:34  |  Johnboy 28/10/07
      12.   #6 Who is Erekat, David? 06:48  |  Johnboy 28/10/07
      13.   What Part Of NEVER Is Unclear? 06:52  |  Yishai Kohen 28/10/07
      14.   #4 And what are those Israeli "lives" doing in the WB, Rabbi? 06:59  |  Johnboy 28/10/07
      15.   RETAKE GAZA, W.BANK,DISMANTLE PA, NO MORE ROADBLOCKS, NO ROAD MAP 07:14  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 28/10/07
      16.   Johnboy- they`re living there like Jews always did 07:22  |  Jew 28/10/07
      17.   Silvienne the person that speaks with no facts 07:29  |  Steven 28/10/07
      18.   Exactly! This is how the Palestinians should act! 08:02  |  Dutch Dirk 28/10/07
      19.   And what about the cost of water for Palestian people? 08:08  |  Maureen Ann 28/10/07
      20.   Read the Road Map, Johnboy 08:26  |  Gene Warech 28/10/07
      21.   #1 - fortunately the talks got the kiss of death on Saturday PM 09:28  |  redmike 28/10/07
      22.   Mr Abbas this road map finally will take you to Jordan 09:53  |  e.m 28/10/07
      23.   Remove roadblocks if you want terrorism 10:00  |  Jamie 28/10/07
      24.   Re. Johnboy #12 10:05  |  David 28/10/07
      25.   Your liability 10:31  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 28/10/07
      26.   johnboy making up fairy tales AGAIN 10:38  |  CK Tan 28/10/07
      27.   Israel must implement its part, Palestinians too. 10:57  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 28/10/07
      28.   #14 johnboy plants MORAL soapbox on OCCUPIED land 11:02  |  CK Tan 28/10/07
      29.   PA still has done nothing about terror... The 11:08  |  nm 28/10/07
      30.   No to removing security measures 12:48  |  Brod 28/10/07
      31.   #20 Then be good enough to educate me, Gene 12:48  |  Johnboy 28/10/07
      32.   #24 You don`t appear to be up with the zionist-speak, David 12:53  |  Johnboy 28/10/07
      33.   #26 Read the Road Map, CK Tan 13:04  |  Johnboy 28/10/07
      34.   Johnboy`s Needed Ejamakashun 13:13  |  Yishai Kohen 28/10/07
      35.   #4 Whacko, Yishai Kohen 13:23  |  Johnboy 28/10/07
      36.   Haneya will order and Israel will obey! 13:29  |  Sharif Hafez 28/10/07
      37.   Road map. More like red Herring. 13:31  |  Hubal 28/10/07
      38.   erekat and amnesia since 1995! an idiot awakes 13:46  |  victor hardman 28/10/07
      39.   Abbas must start implementing Road Map 13:47  |  KUTW 28/10/07
      40.   israeli`s roadmap 13:48  |  flower`s in attic 28/10/07
      41.   Steven and giving 14:09  |  Truths 28/10/07
      42.   Kim, short, sweet & correct 14:13  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 28/10/07
      43.   What does Abbas expect? 14:29  |  Chris Linthwaite 28/10/07
      44.   Johnboy: HOW will PA guarantee Israel´s safety ? 14:33  |  Alicia 28/10/07
      45.   Love The debate but the Pals need to get real with themselves! 14:50  |  Jewsiha Boychick 28/10/07
      46.   Soon, the Knessett will run out of excuses 14:52  |  Don Camillo 28/10/07
      47.   A roadblock called Roadmap 15:02  |  Tosefta 28/10/07
      48.   KUTW.#39 Short , bitter and wrong. 15:03  |  Hubal 28/10/07
      49.   #46 15:12  |  duncan 28/10/07
      50.   #36 15:17  |  duncan 28/10/07
      51.   Israel needs to say 15:33  |  Shepherd 28/10/07
      52.   #33 johnboy - so if Israel removes ONE roadblock, it is OK then? 15:44  |  CK Tan 28/10/07
      53.   The very fist stage of the Roadmap to Peace is the fight against 15:46  |  Dudi 28/10/07
      54.   How convenient - the article leaves out what the PA implemented 15:53  |  Jon 28/10/07
      55.   48.Hubal: Road map stages 15:55  |  KUTW 28/10/07
      56.   #49 Duncan you really don`t know the facts - israel is bankrupt 16:03  |  Don Camillo 28/10/07
      57.   If Abbas were a moderate 16:08  |  KUTW 28/10/07
      58.   Roadblocks and security wall works! 16:15  |  Nathan 28/10/07
      59.   voice of moshiach 16:19  |  maria 28/10/07
      60.   prophet obadiah writes........ 16:28  |  maria 28/10/07
      61.   #19 Yeah, hey Maureen 16:36  |  ballistic 28/10/07
      62.   Hubal people in glass houses are more vulnerable to bombs 16:54  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 28/10/07
      63.   If there was no occupation 16:56  |  Peter XM 28/10/07
      64.   Margie in Tel Aviv 17:14  |  Mark of Lewiston 28/10/07
      65.   No. 4 Rabbi 17:23  |  Steve 28/10/07
      66.   September 2000 borders might be a good deal 17:45  |  B 28/10/07
      67.   Roadmap1st step demands pali violence to stop 17:46  |  trumpeldor 28/10/07
      68.   # So called peacenik Margie from TA/SA 17:50  |  Labhras 28/10/07
      69.   #54 don, israel`s currency performing well vs dollar 17:54  |  duncan 28/10/07
      70.   #57 Hey Maria 17:59  |  ballistic 28/10/07
      71.   #54 Don Camillo 18:00  |  Daybreak 28/10/07
      72.   #54 Don Camillo 18:01  |  ballistic 28/10/07
      73.   redmike #21 "talks got the kiss of death on Saturday": WRONG! 18:17  |  J.M.Jordan 28/10/07
      74.   # 30 Brod REMOVE ROADBLOCKS... 19:17  |  Kathy 28/10/07
      75.   Roadmap? What roadmap? 19:23  |  margaret 28/10/07
      76.   # 17 Steven re:Silvienne the person that speaks with no facts 19:24  |  Kathy 28/10/07
      77.   #55 KUTW If Abbas were a moderate 19:30  |  Kathy 28/10/07
      78.   # 53 Dudi The very fist stage of the Roadmap to Peace is the fig 19:33  |  Kathy 28/10/07
      79.   38 victor hardman...A SHORT ONE.WELL SAID.. 19:36  |  Kathy 28/10/07
      80.   The PA should remove the terrorists first 19:44  |  KUTW 28/10/07
      81.   48.Hubal: Road map stages 19:49  |  KUTW 28/10/07