Details of actions taken under the Third Israeli obligation Israel’s insertion of the word “unauthorized”is inconsistent with its Road Map obligations and is intended to allow Israel to remove onlythose settlement outposts that it,in its sole discretion, deems “unauthorized.” Israel has not frozen all settlement activity and,in fact, continues to expand settlements PM Sharon issued … Read more
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.
Abu-Mazen will fall before the end of October – this conviction is gaining ground in leadingPalestinian circles. This forecast is based on the belief that Abu-Mazen will not get anything, neither from theAmericans nor from Sharon. No release for most of the prisoners, no complete removal of thecheckpoints inside the Palestinian territories, no stop to … Read more
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.
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.
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
Every television viewer recognizes the bridge between the last two buildings left standingamong the ruins of the Mukata’ah (compound) in Ramallah. During one of my last visits, a Palestinian officer pointed to a simple table and chair near oneof the windows of this bridge. Through this window a stretch of the Palestinian landscapebeyond the town … Read more