Middle East roadmap

Middle East roadmap
by (posted by Guido) Sunday April 27, 2003 at 01:40 PM

The following text has been placed in the House of Commons library by the Foreign Office. This is a draft, which officials say will be "topped and tailed" - but not substanially altered - within the next two weeks.

Because of copyrightrules, I published a part of the draft. The rest you can read on the URL's under the published part.

"PHASE I: ENDING TERROR AND VIOLENCE, NORMALIZING PALESTINIAN LIFE AND BUILDING PALESTINIAN INSTITUTIONS

PRESENT TO MAY 2003

In Phase I, the Palestinians immediately undertake an unconditional cessation of violence according to the steps outlined below; such action should be accompanied by supportive measures undertaken by Israel.

• Palestinians and Israelis resume security cooperation based on the Tenet work plan to end violence, terrorism, and incitement through restructured and effective Palestinian security services. Palestinian undertake comprehensive political reform in preparation for statehood, including drafting a Palestinian constitution, and free, fair and open elections upon the basis of those measures.

• Israel takes all necessary steps to help normalize Palestinian life. Israel withdraws from Palestinian areas occupied from September 28, 2000 and the two sides restore the status quo that existed at that time, as security performance and cooperation progress.

• Israel also freezes all settlement activity, consistent with the Mitchell report.

• At the outset of Phase I, the Palestinian leadership issues unequivocal statement reiterating Israel's right to exist in peace and security and calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire to end armed activity and all acts of violence against Israelis anywhere. All official Palestinian institutions end incitement against Israel.

• Israeli leadership issues unequivocal statement affirming its commitments to the two-state vision of an independent, viable, sovereign Palestinian state living in peace and security alongside Israel, as expressed by President Bush, and calling for an immediate end to violence against Palestinians everywhere. All official Israeli institutions end incitement against Palestinians."

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