George Mitchell
Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee
The Mitchell Plan; April 30, 2001
SHARM EL-SHEIKH
FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE
April 30, 2001
The Honorable George W. Bush
President of the United States
The White House
Washington, DC 20500
Dear Mr. President,
We enclose herewith the report of the Sharm el-Sheikh Fact-Finding Committee.
We sought and received information and advice from a wide range of individuals, organizations, and governments. However, the [...]

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 25 May 2000
The States Parties to the present Protocol,
Encouraged by the overwhelming support for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, demonstrating the widespread commitment that exists to strive for the promotion and protection of [...]

translated and published by Memri, March 2001
PA Communications Minister, ‘Imad Al-Faluji, visited Lebanon and spoke at the ‘Ein Al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp. In his speech Al-Faluji stated that the Al-Aqsa Intifada was pre-meditated, and was the Palestinian response to their failure to achieve their goals at the Camp David negotiations. After Israel announced its intention [...]

translated and posted by Memri October 6, 2000 No.132
‘…the only way to impose our conditions is inevitably through our blood’.
Palestinian leaders have attributed the outburst of violence over the last few days to the visit of Likud leader Ariel Sharon and several other Likud MKs to the Temple Mount. Statements that [...]

This interesting and informative analysis appeared in MERIA in December, 2000
By Gal Luft
Editor’s Summary: Violent confrontations between Palestinians and Israeli forces raise the question of the effectiveness and role played by Palestinian police/military forces. The article finds that these units have improved training and weaponry. But their institutional conflicts inhibit their performance. Palestinian leader [...]