Final peace deal now a possibility, says an Israeli-Palestinian group

From: The Jerusalem Report | Date: September 5, 2005| Author: Leslie Susser | Copyright information

In the wake of the Gaza disengagement, leaders of the Geneva Initiative are planning a huge campaign in Israel and abroad to press for early Israeli-Palestinian negotiations on a final peace deal.

The Geneva Initiative, an unofficial negotiation between Israeli and Palestinian doves headed, respectively, by former ministers Yossi Beilin and Yasser Abd al-Rabbo, resulted in a draft peace agreement in October 2003; its adherents say that although it may not be the last word on peace, it...

Read all of this article with a FREE trial to HighBeam Research

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research

Profile: More bloodshed comes as US attempts to broker a deal between the Israelis and Palestinians for a final Mideast peace settlement
All Things Considered (NPR) ; ... US attempts to broker a deal between the Israelis and Palestinians for a final Mideast peace settlement Host: NOAH ... made as prospects for a peace deal were threatened by an escalation of Israeli-Palestinian violence. There were more ... Jennifer Ludden reports now from ...
Analysis: Fate of Palestinian refugees remains key stumbling block in efforts to forge a final peace deal
All Things Considered (NPR) ; ... stumbling block in efforts to forge a final peace deal Host: NOAH ADAMS Time: 8:00-9 ... issues that has long blocked an Israeli-Palestinian peace accord is the fate of Palestinian ... refugees and their descendants now number more than 3 1/2 million ... choice of returning to land ...