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Arab League Says 'No' to Peace Talks;
Rocket Fire Resumes
* Unilateral moves don't solve outstanding issues
* U.S., EU, Quartet urge PA to negotiate instead
<http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/lookup.asp?c=klIVK9MUJsE&b=7497925>
Gaza Rocket Ranges
Hamas-controlled Gaza has amassed a sophisticated stockpile of rockets,
mortars and missiles with which to attack Israel. This map illustrates the
ranges and capabilities of the weaponry. Please click on the map for a
detailed view.
Jerusalem, May 29 There will be
<http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=437604&ve
rsion=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16/t_blank> no Israelis at all in the
future Palestine, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas said on
Saturday during a meeting of the Arab League in Doha. That refers to both a
military and civilian presence, he added.
The Arab League Monitoring Committee endorsed
<http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gMcEzJkaUkfUAPO2gW-ldeIXK
JlA?docId=675ea817ee3c4191bd5a5ddbb3446368/t_blank> unilateral attempts to
gain international recognition of a Palestinian state within 1967 borders at
the United Nations this September, instructing the Palestinians not to
return to the negotiating table.
"We will suspend for the moment the peace process until there is a willing
partner" AFP quoted Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem
<http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5giaKdedufuHaM_XhDMGqrNjK
SEzA?docId=CNG.86cef52d30e13b28b2d80598a38bfa1d.461/t_blank> al-Thani as
sayingwhen he opened the session.
However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. President Barack
Obama, the EU and the Quartet on the Middle East have
<http://www.aipac.org/PC/webPlayer/2011-sunday-obama.asp/t_blank> called on
the PA to return to negotiations rather than pursue unilateral action in
order to achieve a lasting peace agreement.
Abbas said we are serious [about] our decision to use the U.N., referring to
the <http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13586799/t_blank>
Palestinians off-the-table aim to achieve recognition of a state, the BBC
reported.
The Arab league said it supported the move, in which a
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13586799/t_blank> Palestinian
state within 1967 borders would become a full-fledged state.
This development weakens the prospect of a negotiated peace settlement
between Israelis and Palestinians and aims to isolate Israel in
international forums.
The U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) President
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110527/ap_on_re_us/un_un_palestinians_general_
assembly/t_blank> Joseph Deiss said that the U.N. Security Council would
need to recommend that the Palestinian entity become a member of the U.N.
before the UNGA votes on it.
However, according to the Oslo Process, a Palestinian state will be realized
after the completion of a Permanent Status Agreement, in which the
Palestinians right to self-determination as well as a
<http://reut-institute.org/en/Publication.aspx?PublicationId=409/t_blank>
mutual recognition between the two states would exist.
<http://www.theisraelproject.org/atf/cf/%7B84dc5887-741e-4056-8d91-a389164bc
94e%7D/20110523NETANYAHUAIPAC.PDF/t_blank> Netanyahu outlined a vision for
peace when he spoke at an AIPAC Conference and in Congress last week. In his
speech, Netanyahu reiterated Israels desire to sit down and speak about the
important issues with the Palestinians.
Yet, the fact that the PA recently united with Iran-backed Hamas, Netanyahu
said, makes this process far more problematic. The new Palestinian
government will provide a platform for the terrorist organization to espouse
<http://www.theisraelproject.org/site/c.hsJPK0PIJpH/b.5086383/k.6148/Hamas_C
harter__English.htm/t_blank> militant hatred of Israel and its aims to
replace it with a Palestinian state.
Another mortar was launched from Hamas-controlled Gaza this weekend,
totaling 329 so far this year, adding to Israels security concerns. It was
the first attack in over a month and a half, coinciding with
<http://www.france24.com/en/20110528-rocket-fired-gaza-israel-army/t_blank>
Egypts opening of the Gaza Rafah border crossing.
Analysts call the PAs unilateral moves a
<http://defense-update.com/wp/20110424_palestinian_state_2011.html/t_blank>
non-starter because even if the UNGA passes the resolution supporting
recognition of a Palestinian state, the outstanding issues between Israel
and the PA will remain unanswered.
Borders, water sharing, desalination efforts and economic cooperation are
examples of issues that make the two parties intertwined and interdependent,
despite recognition of a Palestinian state in name only.
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