Geneva Initiative on Arab League agenda

[tinnypriv]

Arab states to discuss possible adoption of proposal during upcoming convention in Tunisia.
Ma'ariv (Associated press), 2 March 2004

According to a document drafted ahead of the upcoming Arab League meeting, the organization is considering adopting the Geneva Initiative in an attempt to renew peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. The convention will take place at the end of the month in Tunisia.

According to the document, all Arab States will agree to declare that they accept the Geneva Initiative as a basis for renewing negotiations. Should the League approve the proposal, it would mark the first time some of the organization’s member states accept a solution to the Palestinian refugee problem that does not include a sweeping right of return.

The document, titled “The Palestinian-Arab-Israeli conflict”, notes that “the Arab peace initiative approved at the 2002 Beirut summit should be revived”. The document condemns Israel for causing the refugee problem ('legal, political and moral responsibilities for the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem' - AP/Ma'ariv Heb) but does not insist on a return of refugees.

Meanwhile, Arab Foreign Ministers met in Cairo today to prepare the summit meeting in Tunisia.

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http://www.maarivintl.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=3903
http://www.maariv.co.il/channels/1/ART/659/326.html
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For more details: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/03/01/international1734EST0755.DTL

[packerssuck]

1. It would help if the Arab league stopped throwing telethons and

charities in order to help fund terror operations against Israel.

[drdon326]

2. It would also help if they...

stop spewing anti-semitic filth on the arab media.
stop calling israel "that zionist entity".
stop financially supporting terrorists.

[tinnypriv]

4. Where does it say "Zionist entity"

The document is quite clear: "Israel-Palestinian conflict".

The fact that some Arabs (maybe a lot) refer to Israel as a "Zionist entity" is irrelevant to these inter-governmental agreements, and in any case high-ranking figures in Israel do the exact same thing with regard to Jordan - they call it "Western Eretz Yisrael", rather than Jordan (i.e. a sovereign state with borders to be respected).

One example: Uzi Cohen, prominent figure within Likud, former Mayor of a major Israeli city.

Don't see you condemning that, though you could perhaps claim ignorance of the facts, given that nobody reports it. Still, that doesn't change reality.

[tinnypriv]

3. It would

Though of course, Israel doesn't need telethons. It just gets the money direct from your taxes.