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Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Proposed
Resolution of Ceasefire/Hostage Impasse
This Proposed Resolution has three
main parts:
1.
Ceasefire
2.
Hostages
3.
Two-State Solution
On day one,
Israel will begin a six-week ceasefire. This will include:
1)
An immediate
cessation of military and any other destructive actions in both Gaza
and the West Bank;
2)
A withdrawal of all
troops and operatives from both Gaza and the West Bank. This should
be done as soon as possible but completed within three weeks.
3)
The establishment of
Peacekeeping forces from the UN. These should be composed of
military troops, engineers, construction workers, medical staff,
etc., from UN member states. These should begin entering Gaza and
the West Bank as soon as Israel has withdrawn all its troops as
described above, and preferably no later than three weeks after the
initial ceasefire begins.
4)
The Peacekeeping
forces from the UN will then enforce the ceasefire and work to start
restoring the infrastructure and attending to the medical needs of
the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
5)
The Peacekeeping
forces will remain in Gaza and the West Bank until the Two-State
Solution (see below) has been instituted, and the UN is confident
that Israel and Palestine will peacefully abide by its provisions.
On day one, the
Palestinians will begin releasing hostages.
·
They will do this over
time, and in this order:
1)
Hostages with medical
or other pressing needs;
2)
The Elderly;
3)
Adult single males;
4)
Adult single females;
5)
Males with children;
6)
Females with
children;
7)
Single children.
·
The rate of release
should mirror the rate of the ceasefire.
1)
Hostages 1 through 3
should all be released by the time all Israeli troops have been
withdrawn from Gaza and the West Bank;
2)
Hostages 4 and 5
should be released after the UN Peacekeeping force is in place;
3)
Hostages 6 and 7
should be released after the Two-State Solution is in place.
A Two-State
Solution is not my first choice. I wish there could be a One-State
Solution where everyone had equal rights and was treated fairly by
the government in charge of the state. However, it is now obvious to
me that this is impossible, at least right now. Below is my proposed
Two-State Solution. It is a return to the 1947 UN Plan
The Israeli/Palestinian map has changed greatly over time, but in 1947, when the UN was getting ready to recognize the new state of Israel, the two main population groups, the Palestinians, who were mainly Arab and Muslim, and the Jews, who were mainly Hebrew and Jewish, generally lived in the areas shown on the map to the right. This is why the UN, at that time, decided to award Israel the areas marked in white.
There is also one "common" area that encompasses the town of Jerusalum.
Please notice that one unfortunate feature was that the upper white area and the lower white area were not contiguous. There is a small, green strip of land that was to remain in Palestinians' control that separated those two areas. That was indeed an problem and contributed to the many wars that followed.
· My Proposed Two-State Solution will be generally based on the original UN Plan of 1947 but includes two addtional "common" areas which would join the Jewish and Arab areas where they intersect.
The UN Peacekeeping
Forces will be responsible for relocating and settling Israelis and
Palestinians affected.
The UN
Peacekeepers will remain onsite until all those needing relocating
and settling are accommodated and until the UN is confident that
Israel and Palestine will peacefully abide by its provisions.
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W. D. Smart
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