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"en.20030618.6.3-069"2
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"Mr President, in a history of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the leader writer of the Israeli newspaper
writes that ‘no public document before the negotiations has ever been applied’. In fact, publication kills implementation. In accordance with this macabre logic, the Quartet’s Roadmap has already been killed on two occasions. The first time was by the proclamation of the 14 reservations, accepted by Washington, of Sharon’s Government. This deprives the various stages of the Roadmap of any substance. But the worst thing is that Sharon wishes to remove all references to Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338, which form the legal basis of any peaceful resolution in the Middle East. If the law is annoying, we should therefore begin by doing away with it. With the war in Iraq, hegemonic power has set an example.
The second torpedo launched against the implementation of the new peace plan is the shameless return of lex talionis: attacks followed straight away by poorly targeted assassinations. The downward spiral of violence is turning faster and faster. There is thus no opportunity to return to the absolute calm required to get the process up and running.
Faced with this regrettable development, the only sensible proposal comes from the United Nations Secretary-General. He recommends sending a force to operate between the two parties. This proposal was immediately rejected by Sharon’s Government as Israel does not have any borders, and as long as Israel does not accept its own borders, there will be absolutely no chance of any peace plan starting or succeeding.
Given this impasse, a simple and clear solution is required, a solution that would instantly put an end to the terrorism: Israel must implement Resolutions 242 and 338, withdraw from the occupied territories and withdraw its troops back to within its internationally recognised borders. The application of international law is a guarantee of immediate success for the Roadmap. The UN, the United States and the European Union have the resources to do this, but they lack the political will and the courage."@en1
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