Details of actions taken under the Fourth Israeli obligation Israel remains in exclusive control of more than 83% of the Occupied West Bank. Israel remains in control of Mawasi Beach in the Gaza Strip,thereby denying Palestinians access to their agricultural land and their fishingsources. 1.2 million Palestinians are forced to take a bypass road aroundthe … Read more
Details of actions taken action under the Fifth Israeli obligation The democratically-elected leader, President Arafat,has not been permitted to leave his largely destroyed compound since December 2001. Israel has failed to facilitate travel of Palestinian security personnel undergoing security training.
Details of actions taken under the Sixsth Israeli obligation Israel blocked Palestinian elections in January 2003 and has continued its policy of strictclosures and curfews.
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Details of actions taken under the Seventh Israeli obligation On 8 August 2001, Israel closed down the Palestinian Chamber of Commerce,Orient House and eight other Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem.Israel renewed the closure orders in February 2003.
OF ALL the memorable phrases uttered by Barack Obama in the last two years, the one that stuck in my mind more than any other appeared in his historic speech in Cairo in the early days of his term. He warned the nations not to place themselves “on the wrong side of history.” It seems … Read more
Details of actions taken under the Eighth Israeli obligation Israel refuses to abide by the Bertini Report and has demanded,as one of its conditions,that no reference be made to the Report in the Road Map. Israel continues to prevent the free transport of goods within the Occupied West Bank,requiring Palestinians to transport goods between Palestinian … Read more
Details of actions taken under the Ninth Israeli obligation. In June 2002, the UN reported that Israel owed the PAmore than $600 million in tax revenues that it collected on behalf of the PA. The money has been withheld since November 2000. Israel has resumed transfers of Palestinian tax money to the PA, but approximately … Read more
Palestinian action: PM Abbas issued the following statement at the Aqaba Summit (4 June 2003): “Our goal is two states, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security. “Together, we can achieve the goal of an indipendent Palestinian state…in the framework of a good neighbor with all states in the region, including … Read more
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