ARAB/ISRAEL AND THE PLO: BULL POINTS
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"INDEX" Peace never more urgently needed. Proliferation nuclear weapons, CW/BW, adds new dangers to unstable Suffering of Palestinians demands redress.
unstable region.
ies
- Status quo not the answer Occupation brutalises occupiers Legitimate demands of Palestinians cannot be repressed by force. Israeli settlements and collective punishments, deportations house
demolitions, unlawful. Israel must administer Occupied
Territories, pending eventual withdrawal, in accordance with
international law and human rights standards
Two peoples claiming 'same territory. Conflict inevitable. Compromise only way to peaceful coexistence.
rights of other.
Each must accept
Freely negotiated settlement only route to Israel's security and
achievement of Palestinian aspirations. Such a settlement should be
based on two principles (1980 Venice Declaration):
right of all states in the region, including Israel, to secure
existence;
right of all peoples, including Palestinians, to justice, including right to self-determination.
International conference most suitable framework for negotiations
between parties.
Structure: UN auspices; participation of Five Permanent
Members; no imposed solutions or vetoing of agreements freely negotiated by parties.
Palestinians must participate in deciding their own future, and must choose own representatives. Israel must recognise need to make peace with enemies, not friends.
Arafat's statement in Geneva, December 1988, opened way to US/PLO dialogue and eventual PLO participation in peace negotiations
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