Former prime minister Ehud Omert has for the first time revealed the map for a two-state solution that he showed to Mahmoud Abbas in 2008, and spoke of how he urged the Palestinian Authority president to sign the document right there and then.

As legend would have it, after his meeting with Olmert, Abbas returned to his Ramallah headquarters in the West Bank and hastily drew up a copy of the map on a napkin for Palestinian officials to review. In fact, that sketch was made on a piece of paper that was previously revealed in 2013 along with details of the far-reaching concessions that Olmert offered.

However, the actual map he showed Abbas was, until now, hidden.

Olmert showed the map to documentary-maker Norma Percy as part of a series titled “Israel and the Palestinians: The Road to 7th October,” which was to be available on iPlayer from Monday, the BBC reported.

“This is the first time that I expose this map to the media,” he said.

Olmert and Abbas met in Jerusalem on September 16, 2008.

At the table, Olmert showed the map to Abbas and implored him “Sign it! Sign it, and let’s change history!” he said.

“Prime Minister, this is very serious. It is very, very, very serious,” Abbas said........

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