The Tunnel Crisis

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-101
Keyword(s):  
Research Staff ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
Senior Editorial

For some time, the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) has been holding quarterly "brainstorming sessions" attended by senior editorial and research staff from its offices in Beirut, London, Paris, and Washington, as well as from its Jerusalem affiliate, the Institute for Jerusalem Studies, and occasionally one or more guests. The seminars generally last two days and address topics that have ranged from specific final status issues (Jerusalem, refugees, borders) to developments of the previous quarter. The following are excerpts from the summary of the meeting held 30 September to 1 October 1996, in the immediate wake of the fighting in the occupied territories triggered by the tunnel opening and on the eve of the Washington summit called by President Clinton to deal with these events (see the Chronology and Peace Monitor for details). The meeting, chaired by Walid Khalidi, was attended by Hussein Agha, Taher Kanaan, Ahmad Khalidi, Ahmad Khalifeh, Camille Mansour, Philip Mattar, Hisham Nashabeh, Elias Sanbar, Mahmoud Soueid, and Salim Tamari. Linda Butler was the rapporteur. The extracts included below involve discussion of the tunnel crisis, particularly its security implications.

Hebron and the Redeployments

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 98-103
Keyword(s):  
Research Staff ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Senior Editorial

For some time, the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) has been holding periodic "brainstorming sessions" attended by senior editorial and research staff from its offices in Beirut, London, Paris, and Washington as well as from its Jerusalem affiliate, the Institute for Jerusalem Studies, and occasionally one or more guests. The seminars generally last two days and address topics that have ranged from specific final status issues (Jerusalem, refugees, borders) to developments of the previous quarter. The following are excerpts from the summary of the meeting held 9-10 March 1997, just after Israel announced its first further redeployment. The meeting, chaired by Walid Khalidi, was attended by Hussein Agha, Taher Kanaan, Ahmad Khalidi, Ahmad Khalifeh, Camille Mansour, Philip Mattar, Hisham Nashabeh, Elias Sanbar, Leila Shahid, Khalil Shikaki, Mahmoud Soueid, and Salim Tamari. Linda Butler was the rapporteur. The extracts included below involve the implications of the Hebron protocol and the impact of further redeployments on the Palestinian situation. At the time of the meeting, it was assumed that the first redeployment would be implemented as announced.

Rabin on the Future of the Occupied Territories

1988 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 150-158
Author(s):  
Yitzhaq Rabin ◽  
Yoram Ronen ◽  
Moshe Shlonsky ◽  
Ehud Ya'ari
Keyword(s):  
The Future ◽  
Occupied Territories

Yeshayahu Leibowitz: Liberating Israel from the Occupied Territories

1986 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-108
Author(s):  
Yeshayahu Leibowitz ◽  
John P. Egan
Keyword(s):  
Occupied Territories

A2. PA PRIME MINISTER MAHMUD ABBAS AND ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARIEL SHARON, STATEMENTS FOLLOWING THE AQABA SUMMIT, AQABA, JORDAN, 4 JUNE 2003 (EXCERPTS).

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 149-151
Keyword(s):  
Prime Minister ◽  
Jewish State ◽  
The Road ◽  
Road Map ◽  
Associated Press ◽  
Occupied Territories ◽  
Arab States ◽  
President Bush

The quadrilateral meeting at Aqaba, intended to ““kick off implementation”” of the road map, was attended by King Abdallah, Prime Minister Abbas, Prime Minister Sharon, and President Bush. All four leaders made statements at the end of the meeting, but only those by Abbas and Sharon are reproduced below. President Bush's statement was noteworthy for its mention of Israel as a ““vibrant Jewish state”” (““America is strongly committed and I am strongly committed to Israel's security as a vibrant Jewish state””) and of Palestinian ““hopes”” for a ““viable”” state, and for reiterating that the Arab states ““have promised to cut off assistance and the flow of money and weapons to terrorists groups and to help Prime Minister Abbas rid Palestinian areas of terrorism.”” The statements by Abbas and Sharon were drafted with U.S. officials prior to the meeting. Though Abbas did not comply with the Israeli demand of Palestinian acknowledgment of Israel as a ““Jewish state,”” his speech provoked indignation in the occupied territories for its reference to ““the suffering of the Jews”” without mention of Palestinian suffering, its reiterated call for ending the ““armed intifada,”” and its ““renunciation”” of terrorism. Sharon resisted U.S. suggestions to refer to ““settlements,”” but did mention ““unauthorized outposts.”” In reference to Sharon's mention of ““territorial contiguity”” for a ““viable”” Palestinian state, a spokesman indicated that the contiguity would be ensured by ““bridges and tunnels.”” The text of the statements, transcribed by eMediaMill- Works and carried by the Associated Press, was posted on the Washington Post's Website.

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