Sari Nusseibeh, die samen met Ami Ayalon een vredesplan opstelde en hier steun voor zoekt, is een van de meest gematigde Palestijnen, en de enige die openlijk het zogenaamde 'recht op terugkeer' ter discussie durft te stellen. Ook nu doet hij dat weer, maar wel in ruil voor geheel oud-Jeruzalem. Dat is, inclusief de Klaagmuur, het Joodse kwartier, de Olijfberg (Joodse begraafplaats) en de facto ook de Hebreeuwse Universiteit. Dit zijn stuk voor stuk plaatsen die eeuwenoude, zelfs millennialange betekenis hebben voor de Joden. De Joodse claim op de Oude stad heeft dan ook niks met expansionisme of kolonialisme te maken, of religieus extremisme. Aangezien het Nusseibeh-Ayalon plan wel uitgaat van door beide kanten geaccepteerde afwijkingen van de pre-1967 grenzen, kan het zijn dat Nusseibeh dit als openingszet voorstelt. Nusseibeh zegt hier zelf over:
"But my suggestion has been that it's far better to put all the cards on the table in one package," he said. "The theme of the Palestinian leadership has changed, and we are now seeking a whole package."
Hij verwijt Abbas juist dat hij geen duidelijk doel heeft, en zijn kaarten niet duidelijk op tafel legt:
"His concept was based on the idea of waiting to see what the other side would offer," he said. "He said, 'Let's go to the negotiating table and bargain about everything.'"
According to Abbas's approach, Nusseibeh said, the Palestinians would insist on the principle of the right of return during the negotiations. Only after Israel made concessions, especially on the issue of Palestinian sovereignty in Jerusalem, would the Palestinians be prepared to stop insisting on the implementation of the right of return.
According to Abbas's approach, Nusseibeh said, the Palestinians would insist on the principle of the right of return during the negotiations. Only after Israel made concessions, especially on the issue of Palestinian sovereignty in Jerusalem, would the Palestinians be prepared to stop insisting on the implementation of the right of return.
Dit suggereert dat Nusseibeh zijn kaarten wél gelijk op tafel legt, en er dus geen verdere concessies in het verschiet liggen.
Nusseibeh mag dan kritiek hebben op de onderhandelingsstrategie van Abbas, Abbas heeft ten minste een plan: 100% pre-67 grenzen met recht op terugkeer, alle gevangenen vrij, en vrije passage tussen Gaza en de Westoever.
Israël zou tegenover de duidelijke Palestijnse uitspraken over wat men eist van Israël, haar eigen plan moeten presenteren: een Palestijnse staat ten oosten van het hek met enkele correcties waar dit dwars door dorpen heen loopt (93% van de Westelijke Jordaanoever), de Clinton parameters (95% van de Westoever met voor de helft een landruil), het Geneefse Akkoord (100% met 2,5% uitruil van gebied), dit alles met of zonder deling van Jeruzalem, of alleen de Arabische wijken naar de Palestijnen etc., en uiteraard de voorwaarden waaronder al dat gebied daadwerkelijk overgedragen kan worden.
Natuurlijk zal men in onderhandelingen altijd onder druk staan om méér op te geven, en meer tegemoet te komen aan de ander, of je nou zogenaamd vantevoren al je kaarten op tafel legt of het wat vager houdt. Over één ding lijkt Nusseibeh zich in zijn bespreking van Abbas' strategie geen enkele zorgen te maken: als je te hoog van de toren blaast, eisen en voorwaarden stelt die doorgaans alleen een overwinnaar zich kan permitteren en bovendien dreigt niet aan de onderhandelingen deel te nemen als de ander niet op voorhand op cruciale punten aan je tegemoet komt, dan kun je nog weleens met lege handen thuiskomen.
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Nusseibeh: Right of return for withdrawal to '67 borders
Khaled Abu Toameh , THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 28, 2007
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Khaled Abu Toameh , THE JERUSALEM POST Oct. 28, 2007
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The Palestinians would be prepared to forgo the right of return for millions of refugees in return for a full Israeli withdrawal to the pre-1967 borders, including east Jerusalem and the Old City, Palestinian academic Sari Nusseibeh told The Jerusalem Post Sunday.
It would be a mistake to downplay the urgent need for a "destination" to go with the US 'Road Map' plan for peace in the Middle East, the former representative of the PLO in Jerusalem said. "Israelis have to give in on Jerusalem, and Palestinians, in return, have to make concessions on the right of return," he said.
Under Nusseibeh's formula, those refugees who wished to do so would be allowed to resettle in the new Palestinian state with compensation.
"In return for the right to independence and a sovereign Palestinian state, the Palestinians would be willing to make concessions on the right of return for refugees," Nusseibeh said. "Today we have to choose between the two, and that's why we must decide which right we want to give priority to.
"I believe we must give priority to independence and an independent Palestinian state in return for a partial right of return of refugees to their homeland. It's better than leaving them to suffer indefinitely in other countries."
Nusseibeh, the president of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, said the Palestinians have had two approaches to dealing with negotiations with Israel. According to the first approach, he said, the Palestinians should go to the negotiating table with Israel without defining their end goals.
Nusseibeh said that strategy had been endorsed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
"Abbas told me in the past that he doesn't want to put all the cards on the table," he said. "He was also referring to the right of return for the refugees. He said he was pragmatic about this issue, but wanted to see first what concessions the other side would make."
Nusseibeh said he had disagreed with Abbas's approach, arguing that the Palestinians should discuss a single package that would include all the important issues.
"His concept was based on the idea of waiting to see what the other side would offer," he said. "He said, 'Let's go to the negotiating table and bargain about everything.'"
According to Abbas's approach, Nusseibeh said, the Palestinians would insist on the principle of the right of return during the negotiations. Only after Israel made concessions, especially on the issue of Palestinian sovereignty in Jerusalem, would the Palestinians be prepared to stop insisting on the implementation of the right of return.
"But my suggestion has been that it's far better to put all the cards on the table in one package," he said. "The theme of the Palestinian leadership has changed, and we are now seeking a whole package."
It would be a mistake to downplay the urgent need for a "destination" to go with the US 'Road Map' plan for peace in the Middle East, the former representative of the PLO in Jerusalem said. "Israelis have to give in on Jerusalem, and Palestinians, in return, have to make concessions on the right of return," he said.
Under Nusseibeh's formula, those refugees who wished to do so would be allowed to resettle in the new Palestinian state with compensation.
"In return for the right to independence and a sovereign Palestinian state, the Palestinians would be willing to make concessions on the right of return for refugees," Nusseibeh said. "Today we have to choose between the two, and that's why we must decide which right we want to give priority to.
"I believe we must give priority to independence and an independent Palestinian state in return for a partial right of return of refugees to their homeland. It's better than leaving them to suffer indefinitely in other countries."
Nusseibeh, the president of Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, said the Palestinians have had two approaches to dealing with negotiations with Israel. According to the first approach, he said, the Palestinians should go to the negotiating table with Israel without defining their end goals.
Nusseibeh said that strategy had been endorsed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.
"Abbas told me in the past that he doesn't want to put all the cards on the table," he said. "He was also referring to the right of return for the refugees. He said he was pragmatic about this issue, but wanted to see first what concessions the other side would make."
Nusseibeh said he had disagreed with Abbas's approach, arguing that the Palestinians should discuss a single package that would include all the important issues.
"His concept was based on the idea of waiting to see what the other side would offer," he said. "He said, 'Let's go to the negotiating table and bargain about everything.'"
According to Abbas's approach, Nusseibeh said, the Palestinians would insist on the principle of the right of return during the negotiations. Only after Israel made concessions, especially on the issue of Palestinian sovereignty in Jerusalem, would the Palestinians be prepared to stop insisting on the implementation of the right of return.
"But my suggestion has been that it's far better to put all the cards on the table in one package," he said. "The theme of the Palestinian leadership has changed, and we are now seeking a whole package."
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