peace in the middle east

By Aziz P. -
Below, the outlines of a workable plan for peace in the middle east:

A Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, with minor rectifications agreed upon between Palestine and Israel.

· Palestinians giving up the right of return and Israel reciprocating by removing its settlements in the West Bank, again with rectifications as mutually agreed. Those displaced on both sides would receive compensation from the international community.

· King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia unambiguously reconfirming his 2002 pledge that the Arab world is prepared to enter into full normal relations with Israel upon its withdrawal from the lands occupied in 1967.

· Egypt and Saudi Arabia working with the Palestinian Authority to put together a government along the lines of the 18-point agreement reached between Hamas and Fatah prisoners in Israeli jails in June. This government would negotiate for the Authority.

· Deployment, as part of a cease-fire, of a robust international force in southern Lebanon.

· Deployment of another international force to facilitate and supervise traffic to and from Gaza and the West Bank.

· Designation of Jerusalem as the shared capital of Israel and Palestine, with appropriate international guarantees of freedom of movement and civic life in the city.


Outline courtesy of Brent Scowcroft. Agreeable? Possible? Practical? Just? Discuss.

Comments

jinnderella said…
aziz, this is a good long term plan, but i want something more immediate.
people are dying.
the UN resolution will not work in my estimation.

you know i have a commenter on my blog who is at very least a strong hizb' sympathizer.
And he consistanly articulated nasr'ullah's positions on my blog before nasr'ullah announced them on al Jazeerha.

i think the hostage/prisoner exchange is key. that is what started this. the prisoner exchange allows both sides a graceful climbdown, each side gets something. i don't think israel will leave leb until the int'nat'l force is in place. that will have to be worked out. but the prisoner exchange is what hizb' said it wanted. both hizb' and israel have backed themselves into corners with escalating retoric.
this would give them a chance to stand down.
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