Towards Obama-Abbas meeting: hundreds of Israeli public figures present proposal for Israeli-Palestinian agreement
Press release, March 17, 2014
Towards Today's crucial meeting between President Obama and President Mahmud Abbas (Abu-Mazen), regarding the proposed
American "framework agreement", hundreds of Israeli public figures - academics, writers, artists, former senior military
officers, business CEO's, Laureates of the Israel Prize and many others - are making a public proposal of principles on
which such an agreement could and should be based.
This initiative is intended to support and facilitate the ongoing diplomatic process, let it move forward towards peace
between Israelis and Palestinians, and prevent a collapse which might prove highly disastrous to both peoples and to the
entire region.
"We appreciate the tireless efforts of Secretary of State Kerry, but we cannot stand aside passively and wait for
outsiders to decide issues which are crucial for out future in this country. A voice must be heard, loud and clear, from
the very heart of Israeli society, pointing the way forward" says campaign organizer Naftali Raz..
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