Map: Olmert's Final Status Map

The maps opposite are a projection of the final status map suggested by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert in various public statements, and amplified by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain Miguel Moratinos. During the Camp David-Taba talks (July 2000-January 2001), Israel identified territory southeast of the Gaza Strip (Halutza sands) as the sole compensatory land for Israel’s annexation of West Bank territory. The “swapped” lands identified in the map projection reflect Olmert’s description of the “swapped” territory as uninhabited, agricultural land in the Gaza, Hebron Hills, and Bet She’an regions. These swaps comprise Israeli territory equivalent to 5.5% (Israeli calculation)/5.4% (Palestinian calculation) of the West Bank; less than the 6.8%/8.8% of the West Bank Olmert wants to annex to Israel. Differences in calculations are a function of different methodologies. Israel, for example, does not include the Latrun region of annexed East Jerusalem in its West Bank calculations. According to Moratinos, lands offered by Israel are 70 sq.km. less than the West Bank territory it intends to annex.

The Jerusalem projection identifies Palestinian neighborhoods that Israeli officials have identified as part of an eventual agreement. The status of the “holy basin” area, which comprises 7 percent of East Jerusalem, remains unresolved.