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Read the latest piece by JPL President, Dr.
Jerome M. Segal, that appeared in Haaretz.
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Recent polling conducted by the
Steinmetz Center for Peace Research at Tel-Aviv University, in coordination
with the Jewish Peace Lobby, has found that a clear majority of
Israeli-Jews support a unilateral withdrawal encompassing the West Bank as
well as the Gaza Strip, provided that from an international point of view,
such a withdrawal ends the territorial dimension of the conflict, with
Israel recognized as a Jewish state within a permanent boundary. Such a
withdrawal goes well beyond anything contemplated by the current Israeli
government.
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Reshef Cheyne, a Member of Knesset and Chairman
of the Shinui Party Faction,
discusses the need for Israel to reach an agreement with the world over its
final borders and cites work done by JPL President Jerome Segal as evidence
of strong support from the Israeli public for such a plan.
The Geneva Initiative: A Possible Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian
Conflict?
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Over the last
two years, Ami Ayalon, former head of Israel’s internal security service
(the Shin Bet), and Sari Nusseibeh, former PLO official and now President of
Al-Quds University, have worked to develop an end-of-the-conflict vision.
They have agreed upon a short, but powerful statement, that outlines how the
key issues are to be resolved. Recently, they announced the formation of a
joint Israeli-Palestinian effort called The People’s Voice; its goal is to
have hundreds of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians sign their name to
the proposed framework for ending the conflict. They believe that by
gaining and demonstrating wide public support for this plan they can move
towards the necessary peace between the two peoples.
Compare The
People's Voice with the Clinton Parameters.
Founded in 1989, The Jewish Peace Lobby is an American Jewish
organization which seeks to promote a just and lasting resolution to the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The organization is now made up of over
5,000 members and 400 rabbis. JPL has worked on issues such as on-the-ground
Israeli-Palestinian cooperation. In addition to JPL's grassroots efforts, it
has worked closely with Israeli, Palestinian, and American policy-makers.
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