Some proposed plans
The resolution of the Arab summit at Fez adopted "the following principles": 1) the retreat of Israel from all the territories occupied in 1967, including the Arab part of Jerusalem; 2) the dismantling of settlements set up by Israel on Arab territories after 1967; 3) the guarantee of freedom of worship and belief for all religions in the Holy Places; 4) the reaffirmation of the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and to the exercise of their valid and inalienable national rights, under the leadership of the PLO, its sole and legitimate representative, and the compensation of all the Palestinians who do not want to return to their homeland; 5) the placing of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip under the control of the United Nations for a transition period not longer than a few months; 6) the creation of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital; 7) the Security Council of the United Nations to guarantee the peace between all states in the region, including the independent Palestinian state; 8) the Security Council of the UN to guaranteed that these principles be respected.
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The Saudi Arabian Fahd plan contains the following points: 1) the retreat of Israel from all Arab territories occupied in 1967, including the Arab city of Jerusalem; 2) the dismantling of all settlements established by Israel in the occupied territories since 1967; 3) the guarantee of freedom of worship for all religions in the Holy Places; 4) the recognition of the right of the Palestinian people to return (to their homeland) and compensation of all Palestinians who do not wish to return; 5) the placing of the West Bank under the protection of the United Nations for a transition period not exceeding a few months; 6) the creation of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital; 7) the recognition of the right of all states in the region to live in peace; 8) the United Nations or certain member states to assume responsibility for the guarantee of the application of these principles.
PETER GRAHAM,
The Reagan "proposals" which, according to Reagan himself, fall within "the framework of the Camp David Agreement", aim to "reconcile the legitimate worries of Israel for its security, and the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people". It demands that the Israeli government stop the establishment of settlements in the occupied territories, and the affirmation of the right of the Palestinian residents in the West Bank and Gaza Strip "to full autonomy in their own affairs". This would have to do with the transition period of five years anticipated in the Camp David Agreement. After this period, Israel would have to pull out of the occupied territories, applying Security Council resolution 242 of the UN, but this would not necessarily imply the creation of an independent Palestinian state, a solution which Reagan rejects explicitly. "The final status of these territories" , he declared, "must be reached by mutual concessions, by negotiations. But the US believes firmly that an autonomous government of the Palestinians, in the West Bank and Gaza, in association with Jordan, offers the best chance for a just and lasting peace". As for Jerusalem, it "must remain united and its final status should be decided by negotiations."
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In Moscow, Leonid Brezhnev put forward a sort of Soviet counter peace plan" in 7 points: 1) the restoration to the Arabs of all the territories occupied by the Israelis in 1967 and the proclamation of "unalterable borders between Israel and its Arab neighbours" 2) the guarantee of the right of the Palestinian people to create an independent state;
restoration of East Jerusalem, "Holy Place of the Moslems", to the 4) the assurance to all states in the region (implicitly to Israel as well) of the right to existence, security and independence; 5) the engagement of all parties, Israel and Palestinians included, respect of the sovereignty and integrity of the other states; 6) the guarantee of this agreement on an international level through, for example the Security Council; 7) "as sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people", , the PLO must be involved in the settlement of the crisis.
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