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The Palestine Papers
(2000)
In January 2011, confidential documents related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict were leaked, including thousands of pages diplomatic correspondence, minutes from private meetings, transcripts of high level exchanges and strategy papers dated from 1999 to 2010. Documents are PDFs and listed below in chronological order.
- May 21, 2000 - Framework Agreement on Permanent Status: Pre-Camp David Draft
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June 13, 2000 - Israeli List of Independent Issues
- Summary: This document is a list of independent issues that run parallel to the core permanent status issues, presented by the Israeli delegation and Ambassador Oded Eran. The Israelis advocated starting these negotations with technical teams as soon as possible and that movement on these issues would not compromise the core permanent status issues' negotiations.
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July 16, 2000 -
Meeting Minutes: Camp David Technical Committee - Economic Working Group
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Summary: Minutes of tri-lateral meeting of the Economic Working Group. The parties stressed the importance of establishing an effective economic border and institutions, regulations and policies that would subsequently arise. They also discuss free trade in relation to security needs; Palestinians feel the Israelis are using security to hamper potential trade and related benefits.
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July 20, 2000 -
Camp David: Israeli Presentation on Security
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Dahlan's notes regarding the Israeli presentation on security at Camp David. The Israelis effectively propose, and demand, military authority from the Dead Sea to the Jordan border. Israel would also maintain rights to pursuit; sole authority over West Bank airspace; monitor border crossings; and maintain warning stations and military camps within Palestinian territory.
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August 21, 2000 -
Meeting Minutes: Camp David Technical Committee - Economic Working Group
- Summary: Minutes of Economic Working Group meeting, where the parties review a new draft on labor laws. One issue raised is inability of Palestinians to partake in National Insurance Plan, even though deductions are made from their pay. Also, PLO tried to address a security issue - Palestinian workers in Israel should be immune to stops at border. Ben-Bassat argues that the Israeli security needs to address this issue, and cannot be discussed at this meeting.
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August 22, 2000 - Meeting Minutes: Camp David Technical Committee - Economic Working Group
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Minutes of Economic Working Group meeting where parties discuss the characteristics of the Free Trade Area (FTA). The issues that were drafted in the agreement include a definition of the FTA, trade policy, effective economic borders, elimination of duties, rules of origin, prohibition of non-tariff barriers, non-discrimination, customs procedures, standardization, intellectual property rights, liberalization of trade in services, competition, institutional coorperation. Security issues discussed in last meeting were not addressed here, and still require attention.
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August 28, 2000 -
Meeting Minutes: Camp David Technical Committee - Economic Working Group
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"Agreed" minutes of Economic Working Group meeting where talking points were outlined from the discussion held during the meeting. This is a follow up meeting from an issue regarding creating effective economic borders. A distinction between economic and security borders was raised. The parties agreed that an effective economic border is needed for the FTA to work. Israel says it will take 2 years to create both an effective economic and security border, while the PLO says it should take less than 2 years.
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September 18, 2000 -
Meeting Minutes: Permanent Status Negotiating Session - Saeb Erekat and Gilad Sher
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Follow up meeting from 09/17/2000. This discussion counters Israel's suggestions in a new article proposing emergency redeployment if Israel should see " an imminent threat of an external attack by military forces". The Palestinian side ultimately rejected the concept of emergency redeployment areas; wanted the replacement of all Israeli forces in Palestine with international forces over a specified time; insisted that a time limit be placed on Israeli early warning stations; and insisted that Palestine control its own airspace.
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September 20, 2000 -
NSU Memo Re: Comparative Analysis on Palestinian and Israeli Position on Security
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This is a mememorandum from the NSU to Mohammad Dahlan. It outlines the positions each party has taken regarding security at both Camp David and King David Hotel (Jerusalem). Points of agreement between the two parties include: disarmament of civilians, prohibition of presence of hostile foreign forces on Palestinian soil, prohibition of Palestinian entry into hostile military or security allliances, prohibition of importation/manufacture of Palestinian arms other than those specified in agreement, existance of early warning stations, transitional arrangements during withdrawal period, involvement of international forces, monitoring and verification, joint security cooperation, and combating terrorism. Points of disagreement include: Palestinian armed forces, early warning stations (number of stations and zoning around the stations), emergency deployment in Jordan Valley, transitional arrangements, airspace, electromagnectic spectrum, security at Palestine's borders with Jordan and Egypt.
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