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Arab-Israeli Politics POSC 377
This course explores the politics of the Middle East with particular focus on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Identity and Politics in the region, the role of Islam and the U.S. in the region's politics. Fall 2007
Wednesday, November 07, 2007
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- Name: Muqtedar Khan
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Dr. Muqtedar Khan is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware. He is also the Director of the Islamic Studies Program. He is a Non-resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of American Muslims: Bridging Faith and Freedom (Amana, 2002), Jihad for Jerusalem: Identity and Strategy in International Relations (Praeger, 2004).
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Joint statement of Israel’s goals and principals entering into final status negotiations.
The ultimate goal of Israel’s participation in final status negotiations is a complete end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in normal relations between two states, Israel and Palestine, recognized by all members of the international community, living side by side in mutual peace and prosperity. Israel also seeks peaceful and prosperous neighbors throughout the entire Middle East.
Israel continues to recognize the Palestinian Authority as the sole legal voice of the Palestinian people. Under no uncertain terms will Israel negotiate with anyone other than the president of the Palestinian Authority or his representatives. As the democratically elected president of the PA, Mahmoud Abbas alone has the legal authority to negotiate on behalf of all Palestinians.
The primary concern of Israel is the long term security of the Israeli people. Such security is achievable only through secure and recognized borders between Israel and Palestine in conformance with United Nations Resolution 242.
Israel is strongly committed to enforcing any negotiated peace. We call upon the Palestinian Authority to make a similarly strong commitment to ending all forms of violence and terrorism. The leadership of the Palestinian Authority must remain publicly and internally devoted to maintaining a monopoly over the use of force and eliminating violent groups bent on destroying peace.
Israel is committed to the long term economic and political viability of the Palestinian state. We call upon the international community to make a similar commitment of resources in order to ensure Palestine’s development and security. Israel seeks cooperation and negotiation regarding such issues as water, energy, transportation, telecommunications, and commerce.
Israel accepts as a matter of principal potential territorial “swaps” in which land annexed by Israel will be matched by territory ceded to Palestine in a ratio to be negotiated. We also seek a practical solution to disputes over areas of Jerusalem that recognizes residential realities and respects the holy sites of all faiths.
Israel recognizes the full and unconditional right of all Palestinians to return to a newly constituted Palestinian state. Palestinians who lost property amid past conflicts should be justly compensated. We unconditionally refuse, however, to agree to any plan that will result in the eventual end of Israel as a Jewish state. Israel’s Jewish integrity, like its security, must be maintained.
Overall, we remain optimistic that a just and lasting peace, while difficult, is well within reach.
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