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(State Department released text, April
30 2003)
The U.S. State Department April
30 released the text of the "roadmap" to
a permanent solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The roadmap specifies the steps for the two parties
to take to reach a settlement, and a timeline for
doing so, under the auspices of the Quartet -- the
United States, the European Union, the United Nations,
and Russia.
Following is the text of the roadmap: |
Overview questions:
- Did you manage to create a Timeline,
or a sequence?
- Which section has the longest
text?
- Which section has the most complex
requirements?
- Where is there overlaps, or contradictions
in the text?
- Which were the points that Israel
finds problematic?
- Which were the points that the
Palestinians find problematic?
- What are the structural and instrumental
problems of the document?
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
April 30, 2003
A PERFORMANCE-BASED ROADMAP TO A PERMANENT
TWO-STATE SOLUTION TO THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT
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| The following is a performance-based
and goal-driven roadmap, with clear phases, timelines,
target dates, and benchmarks aiming at progress through
reciprocal steps by the two parties in the political,
security, economic, humanitarian, and institution-building
fields, under the auspices of the Quartet [the United
States, European Union, United Nations, and Russia]. The
destination is a final and comprehensive settlement of
the Israel-Palestinian conflict by 2005, as presented
in President Bush's speech of 24 June, and welcomed by
the EU, Russia and the UN in the 16 July and 17 September
Quartet Ministerial statements. |
This is a Preamble
Para #1
Create a parallel table for goals,
timeline, target dates, benchmarks for each party
and fill it in as you go through.
The goal |
| A two state solution to
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict will only be achieved
through an end to violence and terrorism,
when the Palestinian people have a leadership acting decisively
against terror and willing and able to build a practicing
democracy based on tolerance and liberty, and through
Israel's readiness to do what is necessary for a democratic
Palestinian state to be established, and a clear, unambiguous
acceptance by both parties of the goal of a negotiated
settlement as described below. The
Quartet will assist and facilitate implementation of the
plan, starting in Phase I, including direct discussions
between the parties as required. The plan establishes
a realistic timeline for implementation.
However, as a performance-based plan, progress will require
and depend upon the good faith efforts of the parties,
and their compliance with each of the obligations outlined
below. Should the parties perform their obligations rapidly,
progress within and through the phases may come sooner
than indicated in the plan. Non-compliance with obligations
will impede progress. |
Para #2
Begin here for
objectives to check out in the document.
Role of the Quartet
Note on the
timeline
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| A settlement, negotiated
between the parties, will result in the emergence of an
independent, democratic, and viable Palestinian state
living side by side in peace and security with Israel
and its other neighbors. The settlement will resolve the
Israel-Palestinian conflict, and end the occupation
that began in 1967, based on the foundations of the Madrid
Conference, the principle of land for peace, UNSCRs
242, 338 and 1397, agreements previously reached
by the parties, and the initiative
of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah – endorsed by the
Beirut Arab League Summit -- calling for acceptance of
Israel as a neighbor living in peace and security, in
the context of a comprehensive settlement. This
initiative is a vital element of international efforts
to promote a comprehensive peace on all tracks, including
the Syrian-Israeli and Lebanese-Israeli tracks. |
Para #3
How many times do you find this term, occupation?
What are its implications?
242
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00p40
338
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00p50
1397:
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0lc70
The Saudi
initiative also refers to non-binding UN GAR on Refugees#194
http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/UN/unga194.html
European Union recommendation. |
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Quartet will meet regularly at senior levels to
evaluate the parties' performance on implementation of
the plan. In each phase, the parties are expected to perform
their obligations in parallel, unless otherwise indicated. |
Quartet |
 PHASE
I: ENDING TERROR AND VIOLENCE, NORMALIZING PALESTINIAN
LIFE, AND BUILDING PALESTINIAN INSTITUTIONS - PRESENT
TO MAY 2003
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| 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. Palestinians
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. |
Para
#1
Separate
out the points for Palestinians and Israelis, plus
shared obligations. |
At the outset
of Phase I: |
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Para #2
Israel wants
this point including "as a Jewish state",
to balance the definition of a Palestinian state.
Phase I doesn't go forward without all these points
– how will it jump start in the present circumstances?
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Israeli leadership issues
unequivocal statement affirming its commitment
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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Para #3
This is also a "sine
qua non" – for the Israeli government.
Is it possible now? How?/why not?
Read to the end! |
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SECURITY
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Palestinians declare an
unequivocal end to violence and terrorism
and undertake visible
efforts on the ground to arrest, disrupt,
and restrain individuals and groups conducting
and planning violent attacks on Israelis anywhere.
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Para #4
Implementation
of statement in I. #2. Is this possible now?How?/Why
not?
Note: "anywhere".
What have the P.A. &Palestinian terror factions
said about this – and what did Amnesty say?
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Rebuilt and refocused Palestinian
Authority security apparatus begins sustained,
targeted, and effective operations aimed at
confronting all those engaged in terror and
dismantlement of terrorist capabilities and
infrastructure. This includes commencing confiscation
of illegal weapons and consolidation of security
authority, free of association with terror
and corruption.
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Para #5
Same continued.
Abu Mazen relates to the first part
of para #4 and the second part of para #5 in his speech
of 30th April (CNN) – what is missing from the
speech? |
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GOI takes no actions undermining
trust, including deportations, attacks on
civilians; confiscation and/or demolition
of Palestinian homes and property, as a punitive
measure or to facilitate Israeli
construction; destruction of Palestinian
institutions and infrastructure; and other
measures specified in the Tenet
work plan.
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Para #6
The details of the
Tenet work plan relating to settlements do not appear
here; check later in the document for more; check
the Tenet plan. |
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Relying on existing
mechanisms and on-the-ground resources,
Quartet representatives begin
informal monitoring and consult
with the parties on establishment of a
formal monitoring mechanism and its implementation.
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Para #7
What is informal monitoring
and how will it work, what does it portend?
Is this internationalization of an agreement and what
does Israel say? |
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Implementation, as previously
agreed, of U.S. rebuilding, training and resumed
security cooperation plan in collaboration
with outside oversight board (U.S.-Egypt-Jordan).
Quartet support for efforts to achieve a lasting,
comprehensive cease-fire.
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- All Palestinian security organizations are
consolidated into three services reporting
to an empowered Interior Minister.
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Restructured/retrained
Palestinian security forces and IDF counterparts
progressively resume security cooperation
and other undertakings in implementation
of the Tenet work plan, including regular
senior-level meetings, with the participation
of U.S. security officials.
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Para #10
What will make security cooperation
successful this time round? |
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Para #11
Crucial point. Which
states? How is this envisaged? |
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Para #12
Addressing corruption, claims that
EU funds were diverted. Check out the allegations
elsewhere |
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comprehensive security performance
moves forward, IDF withdraws
progressively from areas occupied since September
28, 2000 and the two sides restore the status
quo that existed prior to September 28, 2000. Palestinian
security forces redeploy to areas vacated by
IDF. |
Para #13
What does progressively
mean and how is security performance assessed –
and by whom?
What are the Palestinian security forces committed
to doing? |
PALESTINIAN
INSTITUTION-BUILDING |
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Immediate action on credible
process to produce draft constitution for
Palestinian statehood. As rapidly as possible,
constitutional committee circulates draft
Palestinian constitution, based on strong
parliamentary democracy and cabinet
with empowered prime minister, for public
comment/debate. Constitutional committee proposes
draft document for submission after elections
for approval by appropriate Palestinian institutions.
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Para #14
Reforms |
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GOI fully facilitates travel
of Palestinian officials for PLC and Cabinet
sessions, internationally supervised security
retraining, electoral and other reform activity,
and other supportive measures related to the
reform efforts.
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Para #16
What is the previous record on this
and why is it therefore such an important issue? |
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Para #17
Two important issues
of empowerment and the negation of an executive Presidency.
Why is this so important?
Will it happen? |
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Para #18
Presumably before
the elections mentioned in para #14. |
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Palestinian performance
on judicial, administrative, and economic
benchmarks, as established by the International
Task Force on Palestinian Reform.
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Para #19
What is the previous
record here and why is it so important? How is performance
assessed? |
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As early as possible, and
based upon the above measures and in the context
of open debate and transparent candidate selection/electoral
campaign based on a free, multi-party process,
Palestinians hold free,
open, and fair elections.
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Para #20
Presumably before
the elections mentioned in para #14.
International supervision of elections is common:
find recent examples and discuss. |
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Para #21
Why is Israel's role in facilitating
Palestinian elections so important? What is the previous
record? |
- GOI reopens Palestinian Chamber of Commerce and
other closed Palestinian
institutions in East Jerusalem based on a commitment
that these institutions operate strictly
in accordance with prior
agreements between the parties.
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Para #22
What is Israel's
current position on these institutions? Are there
other views?
What "prior agreements"
were there under Oslo and the Interim Agreement process? |
HUMANITARIAN
RESPONSE |
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Israel takes measures to
improve the humanitarian situation. Israel
and Palestinians implement in full all recommendations
of the Bertini report
to improve humanitarian conditions, lifting
curfews and easing restrictions
on movement of persons and goods, and allowing
full, safe, and unfettered access of international
and humanitarian personnel.
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Para #23
Bertini Report
http://domino.un.org/bertini_rpt.htm
What is the
previous record on movement of people and access of
humanitarian personnel – according to both sides?
What problems were encountered on both sides?
How can it work this time around?
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Para #24
Is there a demand
to recover previous monies, indict corrupt officials?
Why was it necessary to enact a moratorium and start
afresh? |
- GOI and PA continue revenue clearance process
and transfer of funds, including arrears, in accordance
with agreed, transparent monitoring mechanism.
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CIVIL SOCIETY
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Continued donor support,
including increased funding through PVOs/NGOs,
for people to people programs, private sector
development and civil society initiatives.
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Para #26
Something relating to the quality
of peace; give examples in Israel and outside. |
SETTLEMENTS |
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Para #27
Central issue, see earlier reference.
How will it be enforced in Israel? |
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Para #28
Same question.
Why does Israel feel that freezing natural growth
is unfair? |
PHASE
II: TRANSITION -- JUNE 2003 - DECEMBER 2003 |
| In the second phase, efforts
are focused on the option of creating an
independent Palestinian state with provisional borders
and attributes of sovereignty, based on the new
constitution, as a way station to a permanent status settlement.
As has been noted, this goal can
be achieved when the Palestinian people have a
leadership acting decisively against terror, willing and
able to build a practicing democracy based on tolerance
and liberty. With such a leadership, reformed civil institutions
and security structures, the Palestinians will have the
active support of the Quartet and the broader international
community in establishing an independent, viable, state.
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Para #1
Find discussion of this goal in the
article by Professor Galia Golan, Yossi Beilin and
also other critical viewpoints.
The carrot? Why are the pre-conditions
necessary and what would happen if they were not implemented?
Discuss Palestinian views that claim it is too long
to wait for this, that it is not enough. |
| Progress into Phase II
will be based upon the consensus
judgment of the Quartet of whether conditions are
appropriate to proceed, taking into account performance
of both parties. Furthering and sustaining efforts to
normalize Palestinian lives and build Palestinian institutions,
Phase II starts after Palestinian
elections and ends with possible creation of an independent
Palestinian state with provisional borders in 2003.
Its primary goals are continued comprehensive security
performance and effective security cooperation, continued
normalization of Palestinian life and institution-building,
further building on and sustaining of the goals outlined
in Phase I, ratification of a democratic Palestinian constitution,
formal establishment of office of prime minister, consolidation
of political reform, and the creation of a Palestinian
state with provisional borders. |
Para #2
The Quartet as arbiter; they do not
agree on many points; there is presumably a veto mechanism.
- Does this mean
democratic structures must be in place before
the Elections – or that the Elections will
be followed by a grace period before/during Phase
II? Check back.
- It is already
2003 and Phase I has yet to start. Check this
along the timeline and see what adjustments will
be needed all along the line.
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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Convened
by the Quartet, in consultation with the parties,
immediately after the successful conclusion
of Palestinian elections, to support Palestinian
economic recovery and launch a process, leading
to establishment of an independent Palestinian
state with provisional borders.
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Para #3
Idea of a second Madrid Conference
(Spanish initiative) and Israel's reservations about
internationalization of the process of creating a
Palestinian state and fostering all the Peace Process
(Arab demand, too). |
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Such a meeting would
be inclusive, based on the goal of a comprehensive
Middle East peace (including between Israel
and Syria, and Israel and Lebanon), and
based on the principles described in the
preamble to this document.
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Para #4
Why is Israel reticent to take the
Israeli-Palestinian process to an international forum,
at the same time as other tracks? |
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Revival of multilateral
engagement on issues including regional
water resources, environment, economic
development, refugees,
and arms control issues.
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Para #6
Are all the
sides ready at this point to resume interrupted negotiations?
Is the refugee issue to be raised
in Phase II or at Final Status stage (=Phase III)? |
- New constitution for democratic, independent
Palestinian state is finalized and approved by
appropriate Palestinian institutions. Further
elections, if required, should follow approval
of the new constitution.
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Para #7
Place on the timetable. |
- Empowered reform cabinet with office of prime
minister formally established, consistent with
draft constitution.
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Para #8
Find parallel provisions in Phase
I and note the difference. |
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- Creation of an independent
Palestinian state with provisional borders
through a process of Israeli-Palestinian engagement,
launched by the international
conference. As part of this process,
implementation of prior agreements, to enhance
maximum territorial contiguity, including
further action on settlements in conjunction with
establishment of a Palestinian state with provisional
borders.
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Para #10
One main purpose of
the conference (II.#3-4). Same questions
Is this a return to
Oslo provision? Take a map to see how maximal territorial
contiguity works out and what it means. For example,
http://www.jafi-ed.org.il/100/maps/sharm.html
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Enhanced
international role in monitoring transition,
with the active, sustained, and operational
support of the Quartet.
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Para #11
The tie-in between the Quartet, international
supervision and the state-to-be. |
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Para #12
This is during Phase II. |
PHASE
III: PERMANENT STATUS AGREEMENT AND END OF THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN
CONFLICT -- 2004-2005 |
| Progress into Phase III,
based on consensus judgment of Quartet,
and taking into account actions of both parties and Quartet
monitoring. Phase III objectives
are consolidation of reform and stabilization of Palestinian
institutions, sustained, effective Palestinian security
performance, and Israeli-Palestinian negotiations aimed
at a permanent status agreement
in 2005. |
Where will this come in view
of the late start, mid-2003?
Para #1
Will the Quartet
agree on assessment?
Mark the objectives and the
agreement on the timeline as they are, and as a late
start implies.What are the chances of meeting this
timetable? |
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SECOND
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Convened
by Quartet, in consultation with the parties,
at beginning of 2004 to endorse agreement
reached on an independent Palestinian state
with provisional borders and formally to launch
a process with the active, sustained, and
operational support of the Quartet, leading
to a final, permanent
status resolution in 2005, including on borders,
Jerusalem, refugees, settlements; and,
to support progress toward a comprehensive
Middle East settlement between Israel and
Lebanon and Israel and Syria, to be
achieved as soon as possible.
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Para #2
From an agreement, the state-to-be
is only now to be endorsed at a special international
conference.
Mark the issues for permanent
status negotiation and compare with earlier references.
Separation of Lebanon and Syria
as issues.
Why has Israel not succeeded in signing a peace treaty
with Lebanon?
What are the issues between Israel and Syria?
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Para #5
Check back and see what is supposed
to have been achieved in I. and II, that should not
still be necessary in III. |
- Parties reach final and comprehensive permanent
status agreement that ends the Israel-Palestinian
conflict in 2005, through a settlement negotiated
between the parties based on UNSCR 242,
338, and 1397, that ends the occupation
that began in 1967, and includes an agreed,
just, fair, and realistic solution to the refugee
issue, and a negotiated resolution on the status
of Jerusalem that takes into account the political
and religious concerns of both sides, and
protects the religious interests of Jews, Christians,
and Muslims worldwide, and fulfills the vision
of two states, Israel and
sovereign, independent, democratic and viable
Palestine, living side-by-side in peace and security.
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Para #6
242
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00p40
338
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH00p50
1397:
http://www.mfa.gov.il/mfa/go.asp?MFAH0lc70
Refugee Maps
http://www.jafi-ed.org.il/100/maps/refuge.html
http://www.jafi-ed.org.il/100/maps/refs.html
Jerusalem Map
http://www.jajz-ed.org.il/100/maps/jerusalem2000.html
Issues of Jerusalem, borders,
refugees – find viewpoints and analysis in the
articles.
Is the vision a feasible goal?
Does this process facilitate it? |
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Para #6
Name the Arab states
that are not mentioned as parties to peace-making
and say which are more likely to comply, which are
opposed to Israel's existence. |
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(end text)
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Finally:
Please see the beginning of the document
for Overview questions. |