From: tclock@orion.oac.uci.edu (Tim Clock)
Subject: Re: "Conventional Proposales": Israel & Palestinians
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In article <2BCE6222.24844@news.service.uci.edu> tclock@orion.oac.uci.edu (Tim Clock) writes:
>In article <2BCA3DC0.13224@news.service.uci.edu> tclock@orion.oac.uci.edu (Tim Clock) writes:
>>
>>The latest Israeli "proposal", first proposed in February of 1992, contains 
>>the following assumptions concerning the nature of any "interim status" refering to the WB and Gaza, the Palestinians, implemented by negotiations. It
>>states that:    
>>   >Israel will remain the existing source of authority until "final status"
>>    is agreed upon;
>>   >The exercise of powers under the ISGA will be subject to cooperation and 
>>    coordination with Israel. 
>>   >Israel will negotiate delegation of powers and responsibilities in the 
>>    areas of administration, justice, personnel, agriculture, education,
>>    business, tourism, labor and social welfare, local police,
>>    local transportation and communications, municipal affairs and religious
>>    affairs.
>>
>>The Palestinian counterproposal of March 1992:
>>   >There will be no limitations on its (PISGA) powers and responsibilities 
>>    "except those which derive from its character as an interim arrangement";
>>   >It will have a strong police force responsible for security and public
>>    order in the OPT;
>>   >It can request the assistance of a UN peacekeeping force;
>>   >Disputes with Israel over self-governing arrangements will be settled by 
>>    a committee composed of representatives of the five permanent members of
>>    the UN Security Council, the Secretary General (of the UN), the PISGA, 
>>    Jordan, Egypt, Syria and Israel.
>>
I have read that there will be some concrete proposals concerning creation
of a "palestinian police force" during the talk's next stage.  Does anyone
knows of the details of this idea? How does it "fit" with the differing
conceptions listed above?

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