Checklist para un pacto de paz en Oriente Próximo

… for meaningful results, and any hope of lasting success, we need at minimum to see:

· An endorsement of the principles for the permanent-status agreement drafted by the two main parties.

· The setting of a realistic timetable — 18 to 24 months — for completing the detailed permanent-status agreement.

· The drafting of a comprehensive development plan for the West Bank that incorporates the support of the donor states.

· An endorsement of Lt. Gen. Keith Dayton’s plan for reforming the Palestinian security forces.

· A "Marshall Plan" for economic reconstruction of the Gaza Strip based on private-sector investments in industry and tourism. The plan would take advantage of Gaza’s educated, diligent population, as well as its natural assets and resources, specifically the $5 billion offshore natural gas reservoir. This would require the legitimate and internationally recognized government of Salam Fayad to restore its authority over Gaza. Such a plan cannot be implemented under the terrorist regime of Hamas. A Dubai-like economy cannot exist under Mogadishu-style governance.

Les recomiendo la lectura completa del artículo que Ephraim Sneh ha publicado en el WP. Y sí, el tal Sneh es judío. Y parlamentario. Y no va encapuchado. Y no se esconde tras niños y mujeres. (Y las negritas son mías)