Israel News – Jordanian newspaper reports details on Palestinian draft resolution to UN
Jordanian newspaper reports details on Palestinian draft resolution to UN
Calling for end of Israeli occupation and establishment of Palestinian state within two years
Dec 18, 2014, 02:03PM | Yael Klein
PA Leader Mahmoud Abbas AP/Channel 2 News
As-Sabeel Weekly summarizes the draft of the Palestinian resolution as stated by UN diplomatic sources. The resolution presents a process of 12 steps to end the Israeli occupation and bring international recognition of a Palestinian state. The draft as published in the Jordanian newspaper is not taken from an official UN document and therefore may not be identical to the one appearing in the formal PA resolution submitted to the UN.
1. The Council highlights the urgent need for reaching a peace solution which will end the Israeli occupation since 1967 and will bring to the founding of two sovereign democratic states within one year. Two states existing side by side, with defined borders.
2. The solution, reached by means of negotiation, will be executed according to the following:
– The state borders will be determined along the lines of the June 4th, 1967 borders.
– The Palestinian state will be respected, Israel will gradually retreat by the end of 2017 from the occupied territories.
– Palestinian refugees will be treated justly
– Jerusalem is to be a common capital for both countries; freedom of religion will be practiced.
3. The Council agrees that the permanent agreement must immediately lead to end of occupation and mutual recognition
4. A timetable establishing the security arrangements through negotiation must be formed
5. The Council intends to welcome Palestine as a full UN member
6. The Council urges both sides to seriously act together to guarantee peace and refrain from any act of incitement. Therefore, the council calls on all international states and organizations to support the negotiations.
7. The Council calls on all sides to stand behind their commitments to the International humanitarian law.
8. The Council encourages regional efforts to obtain peace in the Middle East.
9. The Council guarantees to assist both sides in reaching an agreement within the timetable determined. The Council promotes proposal for assembling an international peace committee to launch forward negotiations.
10. Both sides are called on by the Council to refrain from taking one-sided, illegal steps, such as construction in settlements.
11. The Council urges sides to immediately begin improving the unstable situation in Gaza Strip, and providing humanitarian aid through the different UN agencies.
12. The Council calls on the UN General Secretary to file a report stating the application of the presented decision within three months
13. The Council decides to leave the issue open for discussion.
Tags: Gaza, Hamas, Islam, Israel, Jihad, PA, Palestinians, Two state solution, UN, United Nations
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