Posted on 09/08/2009 11:19:23 AM PDT by GoldStandard
Via the BBC's media monitoring service, a Palestinian MP has told Al-Jazeera.net that Arab leaders are studying details of a written Obama plan for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. According to the MP, the plan, which has been shared with Arab leaders, would have Obama attend a special peace conference in Sharm el-Shekh Egypt at the end of the month.
The alleged U.S. plan, as described by Palestinian MP Hasan Khurayshah to Al-Jazeera, "includes 10 key clauses." Among them:
1. Deploying international forces in the Jordan Valley and some areas of the West Bank.
2. Placing some areas in east Jerusalem under the authority of Israel and keeping the Islamic sites in Jerusalem under Arab control.
3. Disbanding all Palestinian factions and transforming them into political movements.
4. Keeping the large settlements that are built in the West Bank under the authority of Israel, while negotiations, which will last three months, will begin after agreeing on this plan to discuss the status of the small settlements.
5. Disarming several areas in the West Bank, while Israel will retain air control.
6. Enhancing security coordination and cooperation between the Israelis and Palestinians.
7. The PNA will not be allowed to forge any military alliances with any countries in the region.
8. The United States commits to the establishment of a Palestinian state in the summer of 2011.
9. Allowing a number of refugees to return to several areas in the West Bank, specifically in the cities of Ramallah and Nablus, along with ensuring the provision of the necessary financial support for the return of those refugees.
10. Israel will start releasing the Palestinian prisoners immediately upon signing the plan, provided it releases all prisoners within three years.
Full translation of the Al-Jazeera.net report from the BBC monitoring service here. We've pinged officials to try to get a sense of its validity.
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How nice. Zero waits until the end of Ramadan to meet about the plan but the end of this month (evening of Sept 27, all day 9/28) is Yom Kippur. Think there’s some symbolism???
He should be so aggressive against terrorist IMO.
Can anyone suggest a way to keep the traitor-in-chief in the *East* Wing of the White House (with Michelle) for the next three and one-half years?
How about UN occupying parts of Israel proper? Im surprised thats not in there.
As if they are going to do THAT in good faith. Please get a clue.
It’s amazing how Liberal peace plans always involve “Deploying international forces.”
Do they think that these people are not armed?
Idiots.
I am trying to pick which of the “Key clauses” is the least destructive (to Israel specifically and the region generally).
It’s a ten-way draw.
Obama's Middle East peace plan floated?
More like Obama's Middle Finger peace plan floated...
This will change what? Or help how?
5. Disarming several all areas in the West Bank, while Israel will retain air control.
Good
7. The PNA will not be allowed to forge any military alliances with any countries in the region.
Well DUH!
10. Israel will start releasing the Palestinian prisoners immediately upon signing the plan, provided it releases all prisoners within three years.
As long as they are released to a country OTHER than Israel this might be possible.
Why does Obama just not come out and say that he is anti-American? Why is he all chummy with the Saudi’s who were the behind 9-11 airplane attacks? Obama has been trying to make deals with the Saudi’s behind Israel’s back.
Well, you know what floats, don’t you?
#2 Dividing Jerusalem??
Forget about it.
More blue helmets relaxing in the shade of Kassam's flying overhead.
2. Placing some areas in east Jerusalem under the authority of Israel and keeping the Islamic sites in Jerusalem under Arab control.
Islamic sites meaning anything a muslim's shadow has touched?
3. Disbanding all Palestinian factions and transforming them into political movements.
That will last about as long as it takes them to change their names.
4. Keeping the large settlements that are built in the West Bank under the authority of Israel, while negotiations, which will last three months, will begin after agreeing on this plan to discuss the status of the small settlements.
Large in this case being what, perhaps those settlements with over 10K residents?
5. Disarming several areas in the West Bank, while Israel will retain air control.
I thought they were already disarmed under prior agreements?
6. Enhancing security coordination and cooperation between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Ah yes. Stopping the rain of Kassams will be accomplished if Israeli security forces coordinate and cooperate more with the Palestinians.
7. The PNA will not be allowed to forge any military alliances with any countries in the region.
Of course, Iran is not within the region.
8. The United States commits to the establishment of a Palestinian state in the summer of 2011.
Whether any of these other points are met or not.
9. Allowing a number of refugees to return to several areas in the West Bank, specifically in the cities of Ramallah and Nablus, along with ensuring the provision of the necessary financial support for the return of those refugees.
And they must be granted full sufferage immediately.
10. Israel will start releasing the Palestinian prisoners immediately upon signing the plan, provided it releases all prisoners within three years.
As for Shalit, he can continue living with his hosts. Once Israel fully implements points 1-9, Palestinian security forces will certainly be able to locate him and persuade him to return to Israel.
I hear the laughter in Middle East capitols.
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