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Summary
This document excerpt discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, highlighting Palestinian demands for an end to settlement building before peace talks and their goal of UN General Assembly membership. It includes quotes from Nabil Shaath of Fatah and British Foreign Secretary William Hague, reflecting on the regional turmoil and the need to address legitimate aspirations for peace, with a specific mention of an announcement by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in September 2009.
People (3)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Nabil Shaath | Head of foreign affairs department of Fatah |
Quoted on the Palestinian position regarding settlements and UN membership.
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| William Hague | Foreign Secretary of Britain |
Quoted on lessons from the Arab Spring and Israeli-Palestinian talks.
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| Salam Fayyad | Prime Minister |
Announced something in September 2009, contributing to Palestinian focus on September for General Assembly.
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Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Arab League |
Associated with peace initiatives.
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| Fatah |
Main party of the Palestinian Authority.
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| Palestinian Authority |
Nabil Shaath leads a department within it.
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| United Nations General Assembly |
Palestinian goal is membership; holds annual meeting in September.
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Timeline (3 events)
Last week (relative to document's writing)
Foreign Secretary William Hague commented on the Arab Spring and Israeli-Palestinian talks.
September 2009
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad announced something (details not provided in this excerpt).
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
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Subject of pressure, responses, and talks.
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Region experiencing turmoil.
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William Hague is Foreign Secretary of Britain.
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Relationships (2)
Nabil Shaath, who leads the foreign affairs department of Fatah
Foreign Secretary William Hague of Britain
Key Quotes (4)
""We want to generate pressure on Israel to make it feel isolated and help it understand that there can be no talks without a stop to settlements.""Source
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""Without that, our goal is membership in the United Nations General Assembly in September.""Source
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""legitimate aspirations cannot be ignored and must be addressed.""Source
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""It cannot be in anyone's interests if the new order of the region is determined at a time of minimum hope in the peace process.""Source
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suggest a regional component — an international conference to serve
as a response to the Arab League peace initiatives.
But Palestinian leaders, emboldened by support for their statehood
bid, dismiss the expected offer as insufficient and continue to demand
an end to settlement building before talks can begin.
"We want to generate pressure on Israel to make it feel isolated and
help it understand that there can be no talks without a stop to
settlements," said Nabil Shaath, who leads the foreign affairs
department of Fatah, the main party of the Palestinian Authority.
"Without that, our goal is membership in the United Nations General
Assembly in September."
Israeli, Palestinian and Western officials interviewed on the current
impasse, most of them requesting anonymity, expressed an unusual
degree of pessimism about a peaceful resolution. All agreed that the
turmoil across the Middle East had prompted opposing responses
from Israel and much of the world.
Israel, seeing the prospect of even more hostile governments as its
neighbors, is insisting on caution and time before taking any
significant steps. It also wants to build in extensive long-term
security guarantees in any two-state solution, but those inevitably
infringe the sovereignty of a Palestinian state.
The international community tends to draw the opposite conclusion.
Foreign Secretary William Hague of Britain, for example, said last
week that one of the most important lessons to be learned from the
Arab Spring was that "legitimate aspirations cannot be ignored and
must be addressed." He added, referring to Israeli-Palestinian talks,
"It cannot be in anyone's interests if the new order of the region is
determined at a time of minimum hope in the peace process."
The Palestinian focus on September stems not only from the fact that
the General Assembly holds its annual meeting then. It is also
because Prime Minister Salam Fayyad announced in September 2009
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_025612
suggest a regional component — an international conference to serve
as a response to the Arab League peace initiatives.
But Palestinian leaders, emboldened by support for their statehood
bid, dismiss the expected offer as insufficient and continue to demand
an end to settlement building before talks can begin.
"We want to generate pressure on Israel to make it feel isolated and
help it understand that there can be no talks without a stop to
settlements," said Nabil Shaath, who leads the foreign affairs
department of Fatah, the main party of the Palestinian Authority.
"Without that, our goal is membership in the United Nations General
Assembly in September."
Israeli, Palestinian and Western officials interviewed on the current
impasse, most of them requesting anonymity, expressed an unusual
degree of pessimism about a peaceful resolution. All agreed that the
turmoil across the Middle East had prompted opposing responses
from Israel and much of the world.
Israel, seeing the prospect of even more hostile governments as its
neighbors, is insisting on caution and time before taking any
significant steps. It also wants to build in extensive long-term
security guarantees in any two-state solution, but those inevitably
infringe the sovereignty of a Palestinian state.
The international community tends to draw the opposite conclusion.
Foreign Secretary William Hague of Britain, for example, said last
week that one of the most important lessons to be learned from the
Arab Spring was that "legitimate aspirations cannot be ignored and
must be addressed." He added, referring to Israeli-Palestinian talks,
"It cannot be in anyone's interests if the new order of the region is
determined at a time of minimum hope in the peace process."
The Palestinian focus on September stems not only from the fact that
the General Assembly holds its annual meeting then. It is also
because Prime Minister Salam Fayyad announced in September 2009
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