Lieberman Plan

Lieberman Plan

Israel with the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights:

	Israel
	West Bank · Gaza Strip, Golan Heights

Negotiating parties Israel · Palestinians History Camp David Accords · Madrid Conference Oslo I / Oslo II · Hebron Protocol Wye River / Sharm el-Sheikh Memoranda 2000 Camp David Summit · Taba Summit Road Map · Annapolis · State of Palestine Primary negotiation concerns Final borders · Israeli settlements · Refugees (Jewish · Palestinian Arab) · Security concerns Status of Jerusalem · Water Secondary negotiation concerns Israeli West Bank barrier · Jewish state Palestinian political violence Places of worship Current leaders

Palestine

Mahmoud Abbas · Salam Fayyad

Israel

Shimon Peres · Benjamin Netanyahu

International brokers Diplomatic Quartet (United Nations · United States · European Union · Russia) Arab League (Egypt · Jordan) · United Kingdom · France Other proposals

One-state solution (Isratine) · Two-state solutions (Arab Peace Initiative · Geneva Accord · Allon Plan · Elon Peace Plan · Lieberman Plan) · Three-state solution

Israeli unilateral plans: Disengagement · Realignment Peace-orientated projects: Peace Valley · Middle East economic integration Major projects, groups and NGOs Peace-oriented projects · Peace Valley · Alliance for Middle East Peace · Peres Center for Peace

The Lieberman Plan, also known in Israel as the "Populated-Area Exchange Plan", was proposed in May 2004 by Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of the Israeli political party Yisrael Beiteinu. The plan suggests an exchange of populated territories - territories populated by both Arabs and Jews - between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Lieberman maintains that everywhere in the world where there are two peoples with two religions a conflict exists and notes that in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the situation is worse as there is not only a religious conflict but also a nationalistic one. Therefore, the proposition is based on 'reduction of conflict' and maintains that the two peoples could live together but it would make no sense to have one living inside the other. On top of this, Lieberman maintains that it makes no sense to create a Palestinian state that has no Jewish people while Israel is turned into a dual-population state with more than 20% of minorities.

In general, Arab Israelis are opposed to the plan and many believe it is racist. The Israeli left opposes the plan. Legal experts have cast doubt on the legality of such a move under Israeli and international law.