Final communique issued by Arab summit
The memo was released following the conclusion of the emergency summit held earlier on the reconstruction of Gaza.
Here are the most notable quotes from the communique:
- The summit reaffirms the Arabs’ “strategic choice for achieving a just and comprehensive peace that fulfills all Palestinian rights, particularly the right to freedom and an independent, sovereign state based on the two-state solution, with the right of return for Palestinian refugees”.
- Arab leaders say they “express our readiness for immediate engagement with the US administration and all international partners to resume peace negotiations aimed at ending the Israeli occupation and establishing a sovereign Palestinian state”.
- This entails “rejecting any form of Palestinian displacement, whether within or beyond their land, under any pretext or justification”.
- Leaders “call for full financial, material, and political support for this plan and urge international donors to contribute”.
- The plan will stress “prioritising the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement, including its second and third phases”, including a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.
- The plan also supports “Palestine’s decision to form an interim Gaza administration under the Palestinian government, composed of competent Gaza-based officials, as a transitional step towards reinstating the Palestinian Authority in Gaza”.
- Arab leaders call on the UN Security Council to deploy international peacekeeping forces in the West Bank and Gaza to safeguard security for Palestinians and Israelis.
Egypt’s FM says interim managers of Gaza decided
Egypt’s foreign minister says during a news conference that the people who will lead the committee managing the Gaza Strip for six months have been chosen.
US welcomes Arab summit on Gaza
The White House says it welcomes input from Arab nations, but that Hamas can not remain in power in the the Strip.
“President Trump has been clear that Hamas cannot continue to govern Gaza,” White House National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said.
“While the President stands by his bold vision for a post-war Gaza, he welcomes input from our Arab partners in the region. It’s clear his proposals have driven the region to come to the table rather than allow this issue to devolve into further crisis.”
Trump’s proposal, which has been roundly rejected by the international community, called for Palestinians to be permanently removed from Gaza, and for the development of the territory into a “Riviera” resort.
It's in the plan to phase Hamas out of governing Gaza, no but, read the fucking plan. Trump has actively devolved the 'issue' into further crisis. We're back to daily murders in Gaza (never really stopped) and an even bigger aid blockade than before the 'ceasefire'.
I'm getting so tired of these 'gotcha' dogmatic statements. Hamas must be destroyed first, and now Zelenskyy must step down. It's all the same. The US is the main supporter of this genocide, has been for many decades. Erasing Palestinians from history, and now Ukrainians are next.
‘White elephant in the room’ at Arab League summit
Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara has highlighted that the core issue in the Middle East is not a “Palestine problem” but an “Israel problem”.
Bishara suggested that the real “elephant in the room” is a “white elephant”, a concept referring to a losing investment.
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