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' Additional news '
Resolution 1397: A step forward.
The United Nations have just adopted a resolution (1397) on unanimous
decision minus Syria's abstention, which "affirmed a vision of a region where
two States, Israel and Palestine, lived side by side within secure and recognized
borders".
This resolution, presented by the United States, intervenes after thecycle of
violences that reached its paroxysm |
Mr Zinni, special
envoy in an attempt to convince both part to resume the peace process
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during the past weeks. It underlines also Saudi Crowned Prince
Abdallah's initiative who recently stated to be ready to grant a normalization
of the relations between the Arab countries and Israel, in exchange of a return
to the 1967 borders. This proposal of the Prince should be officialy discussed
at the Arab summit that will take place in Beirut (Lebanon) on the 27 and 28 of
March 2002.
UN is the only organisation still with enough authority to implement such a resolution,
given the lack of confidence US are facing from the Arabs, due to a foreign policy
seen as pro israeli. In a statement after the September 11's attack, President
Bush already mentionned a Palestinian State.
Mr Zinni, a special envoy, will be visiting the region in an attempt to convince
both part to resume the peace process. A significant aspect of this resolution
is the fact that UN stated it will remain seized of the matter.
This could be a message addressed by Washington to Tel Aviv, via UN. The conjunction
of all these elements is likely to give back a little hope to solve a conflict
which will not find a solution without the intervention of external mediators.
Another fact which could be of importance in the close future, Israël's Prime
Minister, Ariel Sharon, abandoned the idea to respect a one week period of calm
prior to any discussion. This led to the withdrawal of some parties from the coalition
in power. Consequently, The Prime Minister finds himself in a tricky position
after a year in fonction ending on a total setback, both on security and economic
levels.
Still, this resolution is not the first, Israël took more than 20 years to withdraw
from South Lebanon, and United States are used to play with this conflict according
to their regional strategic interests.
Marseilles, the 16th of march 2002
Yann
Rotil
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