Summary
Arab initiative adopted at the Fez summit a week after the Reagan Plan was issued in September 1982, signed by all Arab states except Libya and by the PLO, calling for Israeli withdrawal from all territories occupied in 1967 including East Jerusalem, dismantlement of settlements, a guarantee of Palestinian self-determination, and an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, under a Security Council guarantee of all states’ right to live in peace — which, in Perceptions of Palestine’s account, implicitly recognized Israel and accepted a two-state solution, was regarded by Arab leaders as a major breakthrough, and was essentially disdained by the Reagan administration, which would not allow a PLO representative to accompany the Arab League delegation that visited Reagan in October 1982 (Perceptions of Palestine, lines 2150-2161).
Details
- Walid Khalidi’s observation, as quoted: “Its essence” was “acceptance of the existence of Israel … guar anteed acceptance by the Arabs” (as printed) (Perceptions of Palestine, lines 2156-2157).
- King Hussein pronounced the plan a “major milestone in the annals of the Arab world”, and Khalidi called it “little short of revolutionary” (Perceptions of Palestine, lines 2156-2157).
Related pages
Reagan Plan, Walid Khalidi, Ronald Reagan, Two-state solution, Self-determination