There is no other alternative but to start with a message of hope and commitment to peace in the area, but at the same time of emergency. We have too much time conflict and distress and fatigue generated by the international community is troubling, but the destruction of entire generations in both communities is unrecoverable.
When you hear of the 3 generations of refugees Palestinians remain dependent on aid from institutions such as UNRWA (still doing a commendable job), when you see the very conditions under which Palestinians live, or when you see young Israelis (men and women) armed on the bus, knowing live in war, you realize that the situation is untenable but no longer politically or geostrategic, but humanly.
therefore urged to make room for politics and diplomacy, for reason and respect for a law that the international community should get the same forcefulness impose on all parties.
Thus, it is urgent to reactivate the peace process, but rather than talking about the peace process would have to speak of the definitive steps to follow to reach a stage of stable peace. So, let's talk about "process" of peace, a concept that continued use has been emptied of content and let alone how to "reach" peace. To achieve this we must reach:
1. the existence of two democratic states, safe and stable borders and fair, with guaranteed access to basic resources like water ...
2. a framework for global peace, just and lasting peace amongst all Arab countries and Israel through dialogue political.
3. creating a horizon of respect and coexistence, of awareness of belonging to a region and be able to engage in it (not like now that Israel seems to live on an island)
absolute respect for UN resolutions and legality international.
On the other hand, we also talk about the current circumstances. While we can not talk back to either of "window of opportunity" can not deny that we are facing a situation that can not miss and that makes a significant difference compared to previous scenarios, and is a U.S. administration a clear political resolution the conflict in the area of \u200b\u200binvolvement and, above all, legitimacy and credibility with the two parties had not so far.
The EU must be able to drive along with the U.S. this hope: If a theme is multilateralism is essential in this., If an issue the EU should set up a common foreign policy position is this: if at some issue must be put aside in this tactic is.
This urgent action must lead us to:
Defender together the relaunch of negotiations at different bands between Israel and Palestine between Israel and Syria but also Lebanon .
For that action is needed to give confidence to both parties as
example - there is a freeze on settlements (though all are contrary to international law, as defended UN) and that the settlement freeze or decrease progressively verifiable in accordance with the provisions of the roadmap and in accordance with the provisions of the President Obama.
- there is also recognition of the existence of two democratic states by Israeli Netanyahu and those sectors that are not yet ready to do so.
Arab countries take the steps set out in the roadmap toward peace with Israel.
TALK OF GAZA (by now, so you may have copies)
First, I can not show great concern that the situation has not advanced as had been desired.
Minister Moratinos talked about the urgent need to reach the 4 "Rs" which I think is a very graphic way of referring to the essential points which we must emphasize:
- The reconstruction (decent housing , infrastructure to ensure mobility, health education infrastructure ...).
- The reopening (you must open the ditch) for humanitarian aid arrives.
- The reconciliation among Palestinians. It is clear that the confrontation between them is not helping at all.
- The return the will to achieve peace as soon as possible, but also (and this is certainly the most important) the return of Palestinians who remain in exile, as are the potential middle class professionals that could transform the country.
Thus Resolution 1860 the Security Council reflects very well the objectives to be pursued, which are other than those already remarked, the cease-fire and violence, withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, to ensure supply and distribution of humanitarian assistance, in short, work for a stable and lasting peace in the area. Theme
HAMAS: stood for election and won in elections validated by the international community who served as election observer. The campaign talking about change like it and especially because of the occupation of Israel, but without commenting on the basic issues that are asked.
A Hamas is asked to: recognition of Israel, recognition of the agreements already signed by the PLO and the immediate and absolute renunciation of violence. It is after winning the election saying no to everything, so that does not practice a policy of continuous compared to previous governments and decides throw it all away.
Palestinians themselves feel cheated, as many moderates voted in Hamas thinking I was going to have a different attitude when they were ruling party. Mainly
now that Hamas is asked is the recognition of the agreements, but they say they "respect the agreements, but they're not going to comply" ... this is not acceptable! I understand that politically they are reluctant to the acceptance of agreements to the extent that what he did precisely the PLO and then started his own decline ... I'm afraid the same thing happens to them. But in any case, it said, unacceptable.
I find it particularly important to emphasize again: The division between Gaza and Hamas, and Fatah the West Bank and does not make sense, does not lead to anything, it weakens the position of Palestine and its credibility and viability as a state .
THE IMPORTANCE OF SYRIA AND LEBANON
Syria is undoubtedly one of the key pieces in the area, to the extent that the conflict with Israel has a strong territorial base (Golan Heights) and not has other problems as refugees.
undoubtedly an agreement with Syria would give the area an important stability.
For that Syria has to give an essential step: renounce the relationship with Iran and Hizbollah.
With regard to Lebanon, citing the important Council Resolution 1701 United Nations Security and the need for consistent application of its contents:
· ceasefire Ceasefire
· Respect for the Blue Line
· Disarmament all armed groups in Lebanon
· No arms sales
• Determine and enforce a clear mandate for UNIFIL
is true that any party fails to a large extent what the resolution states, so we must make a greater effort in this direction (for example, Israel flies over Lebanese airspace constantly).
Spain is committed and deeply involved in this particular issue. 6 English soldiers have been killed by implementing this resolution and will continue in the area. IRAN
For its size, its size and influence in Arab countries Iran is a key country in the area. Without doubt, its instability, now more than a few months ago, and his attitude of constant challenge to the West with the issue of nuclear weapons does not help.
I am sure that the resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict would help achieve strategic alignment to curb nuclear proliferation. Quite contrary to what many defend or think. CONCLUSIONS
All conflicts in the area are related, but the main one is the Arab-Israeli: all conditions.
The region should be conceived as a space of communicating vessels in which the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a continuous flow of instability that is used on a recurring basis by the parties at the time to justify its failure to contribute to peace as proactive subjects thereof. This applies to all parties, Israelis and Arabs and Palestinians. Just the will to be proactive is to be interpreted as a quality test at the time to assess and appreciate the sincerity with which you want to contribute definitively resolve the conflict / s. SUBJECTS
OUTSTANDING (or errors)
PALESTINE (Show that is a viable and are able to articulate a democratic institutional)
The increasing strength of extremism undermines progress towards a scenario peace.
The truth is that the collapse of the ends (I am thinking in HAMAS) was revealed in a bloody manner (as evidenced in any conflict). Extremists can not be understood with the other and that is why they are doomed to not move forward. The inflexibility in the positions and legitimacy of violence, especially that which has terrorist origin, can never be apologetic.
Palestine has some operational burdens continue to weigh the extra time, especially in the institutional disintegration of their community and the absence of a social fabric suitable for non-violent solutions (eg lack of a middle class more or less consolidated capacity for dialogue and public presence.) Surely there is reason to be so, but do not want to go now ...
it is also true that the moderates, in turn, failed:
1. Fatah was unable to renew and make way for younger generations and more skilled.
2. there was corruption in public affairs and mismanagement of the image of the cause defended by the international community.
3. there was no progress in the peace process (Arafat was closed in band and in 1979 Camp David Accords with Egypt to Israel not just take the final step), perched on a victim role, more or less justified-a when taking measures to contribute to walk in the direction of peace (here we must remember, for example, the seriousness of Anwar El-Sadat when personally faced their willingness to reach agreements of Camp David, acknowledging for the first time part of an Arab country the State of Israel).
The weight of the religion that is growing, the disappearance the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a secular Palestinian state also removes us from the desired goal, since it is one of the essentials, from my point of view, of any modern state.
Indeed, confrontation and division between Hamas and Fatah are currently no aid to Palestine and its people. This inability to dialogue and collaboration between them contributes to question that the Palestinian National Authority ended up becoming a viable state. SUBJECTS
OUTSTANDING (or errors) of ISRAEL
The fragmentation of Israeli society in recent times and the difficulty of articulating stable majorities that are in tune with a solution negotiated end to the conflict are problems that are beginning to damage the ability of Israel's actual dialogue.
Israel today, especially the public opinion-leaders and their elites are increasingly out of Israel's founding in 1948. Living under a scenario of permanent emergency and stress begins to erode the strength of the country as a democracy interlocutor absolute homologous with Western countries.
The growing influence of the ultra-Orthodox party that political organizations and the growing weakness of the traditional parties (think LIKUT and work in his home), with internal feuds that sometimes clans are fighting damages the image of the State of Israel, secular Zionist who was born on May 15, 1948. This is especially significant because of the strength of the emigrants from the former communist countries. Israel seems to be assuming a doctrine of "all or nothing" to prevent compromise and negotiation where there can be no absolute winners or losers and everyone has to make the effort to reach agreement on the basis of waiver.
How Israeli democracy is internally stable and consistent enough in its social articulation, first, to reach agreement and, secondly, ensure that they are durable as case, for example, in 1979 with the Camp David between Begin and Sadat?
addition to the loss also of the idea of \u200b\u200bthe secular state (as I said in 1948 there was talk of creating a secular, Zionist and now claimed to recognize a Jewish state) from my point of view There is another weakness of Israel to be added and that has to do with something as profound and disturbing as is the violation of human rights:
Block Gaza: not allowed to reach humanitarian aid, water shortages and electricity generation more poverty, generation of very high unemployment rates ....
Wall Construction; establishment of controls to prevent the real mobility of the Palestinians, destruction of infrastructure, numerous arrests and constant ...
Or the more than 1300 civilians killed in Gaza.
This state of affairs causes the Western public opinion to see difficulties when considering the Israeli democracy as a democracy fully homologated in accordance with the principles and values \u200b\u200bthat we handle. This will damage Israel's image to suffer international disrepute. It is true that there are extremely valuable data that can retrace this trend as well, for example, mobilizing NGOs and Israeli civil society is alive and active, think about the great work on this have meaning and make the Israeli section of Amnesty International, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel (Adalah), Rights Planners (Bimkom), The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories (B'Tselem ), Legal Center for Freedom of Movement (Gisha), Centre for Defence of the Individual (Hamoked), Physicians for Human Rights, Public Committee Against Torture in Israel and Volunteers for Human Rights (Yesh Din) among others.
Still, we must be honest with ourselves: we can not cheat. So I wanted to highlight issues they may not love us hear, but it is necessary to explain, is that both Palestinians and Israelis, as the international community, we have work to deal with: there are problems, weaknesses, contradictions, challenges for the future, ultimately, it depends in large As to a situation of stable peace in the area.
I hope we are able to do together.
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