Original sentence: Before the peace talks began, both sides offered a gift.Israel was accused by Palestinian officials of trying to sabotage the peace talks by approving nearly 1200 new settlement homes shortly before the negotiations were due to start.Israeli settlements are considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this.Palestine offered to put on hold international recognition as a state while Israel offered the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners, 14 of whom are Israeli citizens and all of whom have been in Israeli jails since before the 1993 Oslo I Accord
Edited sentence: Before the peace talks began, both sides offered concessions.Israel was accused by Palestinian officials of trying to sabotage the peace talks by approving nearly 1200 new settlement homes shortly before the negotiations were due to start, although a freeze in settlement construction was not a part of the 9-month negotiating period, and Kerry and Abbas were well aware of this in advance.Israeli settlements are regarded as illegal by the international community, despite Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Conventions being written shortly after the forced deportations and mass atrocities committed in World War II Europe, with no mention of the Arab-Israeli conflict where Jews today settle in the West Bank and Eastern Jerusalem voluntarily.The Palestinian Authority offered to not apply to international organizations to seek wider recognition, while Israel offered the release of 104 Palestinian prisoners, 14 of whom are Israeli citizens and all of whom have been in Israeli jails since before the 1993 Oslo I Accord.The Palestinian Authority on the other hand has a history of naming entire streets after murderers and has welcomed back convicted terrorists as 'heroes'