quarta-feira, 4 de maio de 2011

POINTS OF PALESTINIAN RECONCILIATION AGREEMENT

4 May 2011, Al Ahram Online

Following are the main steps which rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas have promised to take under a reconciliation agreement.

To form a Palestinian government made up of independent figures. The government's main tasks will include: preparation for elections; dealing with internal issues resulting from the Palestinian split; following up on Gaza reconstruction and lifting the Gaza blockade; uniting Palestinian Authority institutions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

To hold elections to the Palestinian Legislative Council, the presidency and the Palestinian National Council, a body representing Palestinians in the Palestinian territories and the diaspora, within a year from the date of signing

To agree on the makeup of a committee to oversee the elections

To form, through consensus, a "supreme security council" made up of "professional officers" as a step towards reform of separate security forces operated by the rival administrations

To reconvene the Palestinian Legislative Council, which Ha not met since Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007.

To free political prisoners held by the rival Administrations in Gaza and West Bank. Officials on both sides deny the presence of political detainees. A committee will look into lists of names and verify causes of their imprisonment.

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