Democratic Palestine : 13 (ص 38)
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- Democratic Palestine : 13 (ص 38)
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On the first of November, the Israeli
press reported that Prime Minister Peres
had a plan for settlement based on joint
Israeli-Jordanian-‘Palestinian’ administ-
ration of the West Bank (including
Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip. Repor-
tedly, this plan was drawn up after a
series of meetings with King Hussein
and other Jordanian officials over the
past months. (Some Israeli newspapers
have reported meetings between Peres
and Hussein in Europe and in ‘Israel’.)
This indicates that Jordan's entering a
unilateral settlement with ‘Israel’ is more
probable than before.
Whether or not these reports are
accurate in all details, there is clear evi-
dence of an Israeli-Jordanian under-
standing. This was seen in the respec-
tive speeches of King Hussein and
Peres at the UN. The ‘peace’ plan prop-
osed by Peres was positively received
by King Hussein, as a step in the right
direction. Another important indication is
what is going on in the occupied ter-
ritories. The appointment of Thafer al
Masri as mayor of Nablus is the prelude
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The Jordanian-Israeli Option
to appointments in other. municipalities,
to create a local Palestinian ‘leadership’
willing to cooperate with both Jordan
and the occupation.
Text of the secret accord
As reported by the Israeli news-
paper Alf Hamishmar, these are the
terms of the secret agreement between
Jordan and Peres, which Tehiya party
leaders claimed to have knowledge of:
Security and police
1. Israel will be responsible for security
in the occupied territories; Jordan will be
responsible for policing.
2. Jordan's police will work in the Arab
villages and cities; Israeli police will work
in the Israeli settlements.
3. Water resources will be subject to
joint administration with each of the two
states having the right of veto.
4. Guarding and supervising the two
bridges over the Jordan River is the
responsibility of Israel and Jordan on the
West Bank side, and the responsibility of
Jordan on the Jordanian side.
Elections and settlement freeze
1. Arab citizens in the West Bank will
have the right to vote for the Jordanian
parliament. Israeli citizens will vote for
the Knesset.
2. No new settlements will be founded in
the occupied territories and there will be
no expansion of existing settlements.
3. There is an agreement on convening
an international conference with the par-
ticipation of the USSR. Israel's precondi-
tion is the renewal of relations with the
USSR.
4. Jordan wants the PLO and Syria to
participate in an international confer-
ence. Israel agreed to Syria, but not the
PLO.
Jerusalem - An open question
1. Jerusalem s status will remain open.
Israel agrees to Jordanian presence in
Jebel al Beit (site of Al Aqsa mosque)
and permits raising the Jordanian flag
there.
2. State land in the West Bank will be
under joint administration, each side
reserving the right to veto.
3. A transitional period will continue for
five years according to Israeli demands, - هو جزء من
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