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<td><span class="PublishedDate">[ 					02/11/2010 &#8211; 09:49 AM ] </span></td>
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<p style="font-size:10pt;">OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, (PIC)&#8211; The US  administration has proposed to Israel leasing the Jordan Valley from the  Palestinians for seven years after signing a peace agreement, the  Israeli army radio said on Monday.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The broadcast quoted unidentified Israeli  officials as saying that premier Benjamin Netanyahu did not turn down  the idea but said that the lease should be for many years. An Israeli  minister, who refused to be identified, told the radio that the lease  should be for 99 years at least.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The AFP said an official Israeli source  refused to affirm or deny the news report, saying that Israel&#8217;s security  needs necessitate military presence east of any future Palestinian  state (in Jordan Valley) to guarantee its disarmament.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">The Jordan Valley is 100 kilometers long  including 80 kilometers in the West Bank flanked by Jordan on its east  and occupied Palestine on its west.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">For its part, Hebrew daily Maariv said on  Monday that Washington was pondering replacing its current envoy to the  Middle East George Mitchell for failure to renew negotiations between  Israel and the PA in Ramallah.</p>
<p style="font-size:10pt;">It added that former American ambassador to Tel Aviv Martin Indyk was among those nominated to replace Mitchell.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/default.aspx?xyz=U6Qq7k%2bcOd87MDI46m9rUxJEpMO%2bi1s7qMlMZsBYoAJk6R9RrMdJEqLHfQg5e%2bWrxg3dFI8TwGn4t5QTSWIrjDr5oSDEcywqy%2bNg54KBs7WP%2bWpTQ2Cf4godzJ5TgmvBFAG%2fFL6BYfs%3d">Washington proposes leasing JV, ponders replacing Mitchell</a>.</p>
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