Summary
Although the document drawn up by members of five separate Palestinian factions jailed in Israel's Hadarem prison was an attempt to "preserve Palestinian unity"--its full title is "The Palestinian National Accord Document"--it nevertheless has become the center of a national dispute. The document calls for a unity government and for Jerusalem to be the capital of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza. It implicitly recognizes Israel--a card that Hamas government appears to be holding for a later stage in West Bank's battle for liberation, and also believes that any referendum on the essential questions of the Palestinian issue should include all Palestinians. While the document indeed contains many positive aspects, it is too vast and sophisticated, and contains too many strategic questions.
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The Referendum Game-Gambling with the Palestinian Future
Although the document drawn up by members of five separate Palestinian factions jailed in Israel's Hadarem prison was an attempt to "preserve Palestinian unity"-indeed, its full title is "The Palestinian National Accord Document"-it nevertheless has become the center of a national dispute.
Two weeks after it was issued on May 11, Palestinian Pr...See the full content of this document
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