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To: U.S. Congress
A Resolution for Middle East Peace
Whereas we recognize the humanity and fundamental decency of both
the Israeli and Palestinian people, and wish to see them living in
peace with each other, side by side in a safe Israel and a safe
Palestine,
And Whereas we abhor acts of terror, violence and denial of human
rights,
And Whereas the continuation of this conflict is destructive to the
people of the Middle East, counter to the best
interests and values of the United States, and might contribute to
an increase in anti-Semitism and anti-Arab sentiments both worldwide
and in our own community,
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT THE
CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES URGES THE PRESIDENT TO:
Support dramatic steps for an immediate end to violence and terror
in the Middle East by introducing an international buffer of
genuinely unbiased and neutral forces to separate and provide
protection for Israelis and Palestinians and meanwhile use all of
the resources of the U.S. to bring about the following resolution of
the conflict:
(a) Return of Israel to its pre-1967 borders, with minor border
modifications mutually agreed upon (to allow Israel to retain
sections of Jerusalem with a Jewish majority as of 1993, and a few
border settlements);
(b) Creation of an economically and politically viable Palestinian
state in all of the pre-1967 West Bank and Gaza including East
Jerusalem (except for the sections of Jerusalem that already had a
Jewish majority by 1993);
(c) An international fund to provide reparations for Palestinians
and to resettle Palestinian refugees in the new Palestinian state,
and to provide reparations for Israelis who fled from persecution in
Arab lands, and to resettle Israeli settlers within the pre-1967
borders of Israel;
(d) Recognition of Israel and the newly-created Palestinian state
and peaceful relations with all surrounding Arab and Islamic states;
(e) Sharing of the water and other resources of the area and joint
cooperation to preserve regional ecological balance;
(f) Active participation of Palestine, in cooperation with
international forces, to protect Israelis from those who may
continue to struggle against Israel even after it has returned to
its pre-1967 borders, and active participation by Israel and in
cooperation with international forces to protect Palestinians from
those who may use acts of violence to destabilize or undermine a new
Palestinian state;
(g) International guarantees of the safety and security of both
Israel and Palestine, either through bilateral mutual defense
agreements with the United States, or some similar arrangements with
a credible international force which will protect Israel and
Palestine from other states which may have hostile intentions;
(h) An international Truth and Reconciliation Commission, such as
that which functioned in South Africa, to be created after the above
points have begun to be implemented, and aimed at building a
foundation for future trust and cooperation between the Israeli and
Palestinian peoples.
Sincerely,
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