(Communicated by the MFA Spokesperson)

1.  Israel rejects the attempt by the European Commission to coerce positions on issues which belong at the Israeli-Palestinian negotiation table. Israel's borders will not be determined by European Commission guidelines but by negotiations between the concerned parties.
 
2. Israel doubts the political wisdom that lies beneath these measures, regarding both their content and their timing.
 
 3. It would have beem preferrable if the energy put in drafting these guidelines had been invested in peace promoting measures.