The Minds of Peace Experiment – March 2010
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Agreement of trust-building measures
A Palestinian-Israeli public negotiating assembly – the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
(Moderated by: Sapir Handelman, Mazen Badra)
1. These are preliminary agreements and preconditions towards a final agreement. If they are not implemented, the final agreement is null and void. There are further issues to be discussed. We are undesignated members of the Palestinian people and the Israeli people and we recommend the following actions to our governments (henceforth referred to as “the parties” or “the sides”).
2. Improving the lives of the people in the Gaza Strip
a. Free movement of goods and merchandize in and out of Gaza, subject to international inspection by representatives of both Palestinians and Israelis.
b. The Palestinian government and the Israeli government both agree to actively prevent violence from their side onto the other.
c. The Palestinian government and the Israeli government will stop smuggling of weapons to non-government entities within their respective borders.
3. For all settlements in the West Bank, no new settlements shall be built until further negotiations toward a final agreement. Current settlements will not be expanded except for natural internal growth. East Jerusalem to be discussed separately at a further session.
4. The two parties agree that the separation barrier is not a border and will be further discussed in the final agreement. Further construction of the separation barrier within the Palestinian 1967 borders will be stopped immediately. Both governments will act to prevent trespassers to either side through agreed upon measures.
5. The Palestinian government and the Israeli government will call agreed upon third party governments to help rebuild Gaza.
6. The Palestinian government and the Israeli government will respect the democratic decisions of the other party so long as:
a. The process of election and governance on the other side is democratic,
b. The party in power in either state does not advocate the rhetoric of dismantling the other side, illegal expansion into the other side, or violence onto the other side.
7. Both sides agree to stop violence against civilians.
8. The governments of both sides agree not to engage in any behavior or action that encourages violent acts against the other side and the governments of both will condemn any groups or individuals that do so. In the long term, both governments will encourage constructive peace language and education.
9. Every peace agreement will be signed and implemented by the Israeli government and a single democratic government representing the Palestinian people, including, but not limited to, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem and the West Bank. This clause does not imply a solution to the refugee problem.
10. Both sides eventually would like to see all prisoners freed. In the meantime, both governments agree to grant humanitarian treatment to all prisoners as defined by the U.N.
The Minds of Peace Experiment – March 2010
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Partial Final Agreement
A Palestinian-Israeli public negotiating assembly – the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
(Moderated by: Sapir Handelman, Mazen Badra)
1. This is a partial final agreement for a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. There are further issues to be discussed. We are undesignated members of the Palestinian people and the Israeli people and we recommend the following actions to our governments (henceforth referred to as “the parties” or “the sides”).
2. Borders
The border between the two states will be the 1967 cease-fire line, under the following stipulations:
a. The three major clusters of settlers – Gush Etzion, Ariel and Ma’ale Edomim – will remain under Israeli sovereignty.
b. The Palestinian government, in exchange, will be granted the same amount of land by Israeli government.
c. The Palestinians will have contiguity of land in the West Bank.
d. The Palestinians will have access to resources, such as, but not limited to, water.
e. The Israeli government will build a modern passage facilitating transportation between Gaza and the West Bank, to be monitored by the Palestinian government.
f. The Israeli government and the Palestinian government will prevent any attacks by their respective citizens on the other side’s citizens and prevent trespassing of the border.
g. The borders are not expandable on either side.
3. Jerusalem
Given that both sides recognize that the other side has a rich and deep connection to Jerusalem, which extends for centuries, the following is agreed upon:
a. The Old City of Jerusalem will be jointly controlled by Israelis and Palestinians. However, in the intern period, until trust is established, a mutually agreed upon international committee, with representatives from both sides, will monitor the area.
b. The same committee will oversee collaborative efforts to discover the history of the city. Excavations will be permitted for this purpose, providing that those excavations do not harm people, buildings or historical artifacts.
c. In principle, West Jerusalem belongs to the Israeli people, and East Jerusalem belongs to the Palestinian people, East Jerusalem to be defined as the neighborhoods populated by Arabs.
d. Any settlement activity in East Jerusalem, as defined above, will be frozen and dismantled or sold to Palestinians.
e. A creative solution will be found to ensure free and easy passage between East Jerusalem and the West Bank.
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