(Via Israpundit) Israel removes all mention of 'independent' state in 'road map' - By Aluf Benn

All mention of an "independent" Palestinian state has been eliminated in Israel's response to the "road map" prepared by the Quartet - the United States, the European Union, the United Nations and Russia.


An "independent" Palestinian state, which would be initially established along temporary borders, is replaced with "certain attributes of sovereignty" and any such state is required to be "credible" and "law abiding."


According to Israeli officials the term "independent" requires clarification and they point out that it was also omitted from George Bush's June 24, 2002 speech upon which the road map is based.