bija naszych!!
Adam Tomaszewski
declaration
By Barak Ravid and Natasha Mozgovaya
Tags: Netanyahu in Washington
Concerns are growing in Israel's government over the possibility of a
unilateral Palestinian declaration of independence within the 1967
borders, a move which could potentially be recognized by the United
Nations Security Council.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently asked the administration of
U.S. President Barack Obama to veto any such proposal, after reports
reached Jerusalem of support for such a declaration from major
European Union countries, and apparently also certain U.S. officials.
The reports indicated that Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has
reached a secret understanding with the Obama administration over U.S.
recognition of an independent Palestinian state. Such recognition
would likely transform any Israeli presence across the Green Line,
even in Jerusalem, into an illegal incursion to which the Palestinians
would be entitled to engage in measures of self-defense.
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In late August Fayyad presented the international community with a
detailed plan for building up Palestinian Authority institutions and
set a timetable of up to two years for its implementation. Senior
Israeli officials said Fayyad's plan initially met with positive
reaction in Jerusalem for its emphasis on institution-building and
making security services more efficient.
But some Israeli officials told Haaretz that alongside the clauses
reported in the media - which are similar to elements of Netanyahu's
call for "economic peace" between Israel and the Palestinians -
Fayyad's plan also contains a classified, unreleased portion
stipulating a unilateral declaration of independence.
The plan specifies that at the end of a designated period for
bolstering national institutions the PA, in conjunction with the Arab
League, would file a "claim of sovereignty" to the UN Security Council
and General Assembly over the borders of June 4, 1967 (before the
outbreak of the Six-Day War, during which Israel took control of the
West Bank and Gaza).
Fayyad is also seeking a new Security Council resolution to replace
Resolutions 242 and 338 in the hope of winning the international
community's support for the borders of a Palestinian state and
applying stronger pressure on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank.
Several Israeli officials told Haaretz that Fayyad had spoken to them
of positive responses he had received over the plan from prominent EU
member states, including the United Kingdom, France, Spain and Sweden.
Fayyad added that he presented the proposal to the U.S. administration
and did not receive any signal of opposition in response.
Netanyahu's "kitchen cabinet" has held a number of meetings on the
matter in recent months. "It's a very dangerous move," said a senior
Israeli foreign-policy official. "More and more cabinet ministers
understand that diplomatic inaction on Israel's part is likely to
bring international support for the Fayyad program."
Israeli sources said Netanyahu discussed the proposal in meetings with
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and special Mideast envoy
George Mitchell and requested that the U.S. tell Fayyad that it would
not support his proposal and would veto it in the Security Council.
Netanyahu has yet to receive a clear response from Washington on its
stance on Fayyad's plan.
Netanyahu is to arrive in Washington today for a brief visit. He is
scheduled to address the United Jewish Communities General Assembly,
preceded by Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
Obama is slated to address the GA on Tuesday, but no meeting with his
Israeli counterpart has yet been scheduled. Officials in the Prime
Minister's Office tried yesterday to lower expectations over the
importance of such a meeting. "It won't be the end of the world if it
doesn't happen," they said.
On Tuesday Netanyahu is to fly to Paris, where he is scheduled to meet
with President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday. The prime minister's
Paris visit comes just two days before that of Syrian President Bashar
Assad, who will also meet with Sarkozy. Netanyahu has not signaled
interest in renewing negotiations with Damascus, but stagnation in
talks with the Palestinians may force him to do so.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, a mediator between Israel
and Syria during Ehud Olmert's term as prime minister, said Friday in
Paris that Turkey seeks to resume its role as an intermediary between
the two countries, and that his government can be an "honest broker"
in such talks.
Netanyahu has expressed reluctance over Turkish mediation due to
ongoing diplomatic tension between Ankara and Jerusalem.
Bogusław_Siędziwiłł
Adam Tomaszewski <atomas...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Adam Tomaszewski, ale czy na pewno znasz pochodzenie swoich rodziców?