Abstract: January's remarkably free and affair parliamentary elections broke the PLO's long-standing monopoly over Palestinian politics. As future free elections unfold, the prospects for a multiparty system await testing through the creation of a third option that is distinct from what Fatah or Hamas represents. For Palestinians who love democracy; believe in moderation; long for peace, prosperity, and improved governance; and want to honor national and religious sentiments within a humane and well-built framework of liberal constitutionalist political principles, the time to act is now.
Bar-Illan, David: Palestinian self-rule, Israeli security. An interview. A close associate of the Israeli prime minister outlines Israeli policy guidelines. - S. 10-17. Erekat, Saeb: What it takes to make peace. An interview. Palestinian expectations after the Hebron agreement and toward permanent status-negotiations. - S. 18-24. Husseini, Faisal: Jerusalem: the Palestinian vision. An interview. Palestinian approaches to assure the succes of the negotiations. - S. 25-31. Stransky, Thomas: Can Jerusalem become more human? Jerusalem needs a slow process of "winning of hearts" so as to dissolve the hostility. - S. 32-39. Baskin, Gershon: The present and future of Jerusalem. The task of saving Jerusalem from occupation is too large for the leadership alone. - S. 40-46. The Alpher Plan for Israeli-Palestinian final status in the territories. Details of what Joseph Alpher considers the only mutually acceptable solution for the two sides. - S. 47-54. Khatib, Ghassan al-: Israeli settlement policy. Its impact on the scope of peace in the region. Israel's settlement policy closes the option of Palestinian statehood. Peace and settlements are incompatible. - S. 55-60. Jarrar, Najeh: Citizenship and Palestinian refugees. The position of the Palestinian refugees and their need for international protection. - S. 61-66. Tamimi, Abdel-Rahman: A technical framework for final-status negotiations over water. How a Palestinian state should approach the principles of sovereignity and cooperation over water. - S. 67-73. Shuval, Hillel: A water-for-peace plan. A just solution to the water problem is a condition for peace. - S. 74-83. Abu-Zayyad, Ziad: Binyamin Netanyahu. Ideology and realism. The dilemmas of the Netanyahu government. Idealism against pragmatism. - S. 84-90. Ghanem, As'ad; Osacky-Lazar, Sarah: Towards an alternative Israeli-Palestinian discourse. Instead of "two states for two peoples", a civil state shared by the two communities is proposed. - S. 91-94. Malki, Riad: The Palestinian opposition and final-status negotiations. The taboo imposed in the early days of the peace process is being broken. - S. 95-100. Herman, Tamar: Israeli public opinion and the peace process. An interview. Israeli public opinion polls reveal a legitimization of the Oslo peace process. - S. 101-108. Dabdoub, Leila: Palestinian public opinion and the peace process. Support for the peace process, reservations over implementations of agreements. - S. 109-117. Nakhal, Muhammad: Closure and borders. An examination of Israeli closure policies as unique in the world. Their implementation and consequences. - S. 118-122. Zaharna, Randa S.: A perspective on communication in Palestinian society. An analysis of communication patterns in Palestinian society shows major shifts expressing new realities. - S. 123-128. Kidron, Peretz: Selective refusal. Yesh Gvul (There Is a Limit), a movement of soldiers refusing to serve in Lebanon and the occupied territories. - S. 129-138. Green, Yehudit: The impact of dialogue. Grass-roots Palestinian-Israeli dialogue as a path to peace. - S. 138-142
Ben-Ami, Shlomo: Internationalizing the solution. Multilateralism and international legitimacy. - S. 9-14. Al-Salhi, Bassam: American policy and the Middle East conflict. Bias to Israel impedes an even-handed american involvement in a peace settlement. - S. 15-19. Kurtzer, Daniel C.: The U.S. must get tough in promoting Arab-Israeli efforts. Conditions for the peace process are ripe, now it is up to the U.S. - S. 20-24. Al-Malki, Riad: Why has the international community failed to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? The international community must intervene more seriously to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. - S. 25-31. Elron, Efrat: Israel, UNIFIL II, the UN and the international community. UNIFIL II might be a model for a PSO in the Israel-Palestine arena. - S. 32-39. Abdul Karim, Qais (Abu Leila): Arab peace plans: initiatives that lack initiative. Arab peace efforts since the 1967 war to the present. - S. 40-48. Gärber, Andrä: The international community's policy options in the Middle East. A joint international initiative is the only comprehensive, sustainable solution. - S. 49-56. Kellen, David: All the king's horses: International intervention during the second Intifada. Internal Palestinians conflicts must first end, possibly with the help of a PSO. - S. 57-63
Part I: Jerusalem visions: Benvenisti, Meron. - S. 3-5. Abu Zayyad, Ziad. - S. 6-9. Bar-On, Mordechai. - S. 10-13. Ateek, Canon Naim. - S. 14-17. Chazan, Naomi. - S. 18-20. Mazeh, Tsevi. - S. 21-22. Qleibo, Ali. - S. 23-25. Kollek, Teddy. - S. 26-29. Shaaban, Ibrahim. - S. 30-31. Romann, Michael. - S. 32-34. Husseini, Faisal. - S. 35-36. Beckerman, Chaia. - S. 37-39. Sabella, Bernard. - S. 40-42. Qaq, Anis al-. - S. 43-45. Rosen, David. - S. 46-49. Nusseibeh, Sari. - S. 50-51. Kaminker, Sarah. - S. 52-55. Malki, Riad al-. - S. 56-57. Avnery, Uri. - S. 58-61. Siniora, Hanna. - S. 62-64. Baskin, Gershon. - S. 65-69. Stransky, Thomas. - S. 70-73. Nazzal, Nafez. - S. 74-75. Part II: The future of Jerusalem - a mock negotiation. Israelis and Palestinians seeking an agreement. Panelists: Baskin, Gershon; Bring, Ove; Hassasian, Manuel; Klein, Menahem; Seidemann, Danny. - S. 76-91. Bring, Ove: The condominium solution as a gradual process: thoughts of an international lawyer after the conference. S. 92-98
