Paradox of Peacemaking: Fayyad's Unilateral Statehood Plan
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad published a plan in August 2009 to unilaterally declare statehood after a two-year state-building process. The Fayyad plan involves numerous governance components that already exist within the various frameworks composing the Oslo Accords, which already enable the Palestinians to develop their state-building capabilities within the peace process, and not necessarily as a unilateral initiative outside the process. The only valid legal framework between the Israelis and the Palestinians remains the 1995 Interim Agreement, which represents the source of authority for the existence of the Palestinian governance and its component institutions. The Interim Agreement established that:...
Original Article: Forum: News/Activism
Tags: Capabilities, Component Institutions, Existence, Fayyad, Frameworks, Governance, Initiative, Interim Agreement, Israelis, Legal Framework, Oslo Accords, Palestinian Prime Minister, Palestinians, Paradox, Peace Process, Statehood