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the following queBtlom the Camp David agreement George Grueh, American Jewish
Committee; Phil Baurny American JevitiBh Congress; an
Q: What was agreed to at Camp David?
A: There were two agreements. One provides the framework for the conclusion of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel by mid-December, 197^. The other sets out the basis for a comprehensive peace in the Middle East, providing for bilateral peace treaties on the Egyptian-Israeli model with each of the neighboring Arab states, as well as special arrangements for the West Bank (Jtidea and Samaria) and Gaza with the participation of the Palestinian Arabs in the process. Each agreement stands on its own; the bilateiral Egyptian-Israel peace treaty does not depend on the comprehensive framework agreement; '
Q: How was the issue of sovereignty resolved in the Sinai?
A: Israel recognizes Egyptian sovereignty over all of theSinai up to the internationally recognized border that existed betweeri Egypt and Palestine under the British Mandate. • -
Q: How was the issue of sovereignty resolved on the West Bank?
A: There is no reference to sovereignty on the West Bank. Nego-tiatiohs between Israel and the other participants will take place during the five year transition period to determine the final status of the West Bank and Gaza and its relationship With its neighbors.
Q: : Whet happens to the Israeli military presence in the Sinai?. .
A: AOofthelsraeHarihedfoixieis must be withdrawn from the Sinai and the air fields will be turned over to Egypt for civilian purposes only.
Q: What happens to the military presence in the West Baiik?
A: The Israeli military government will be withdrawn jas soon as a self-govemirig authprity has been elected by the inhabitants of the^ West Bank and Gaza. A withdrawal of Israeli armed forces will take place and there will he a redeployment of the remaining Israeli into specified security locatibns deter-r mined by Israel. This will be the only military force in the West Ba.nk/ ■ Gaza. The agreement does hot limit such forces to the five year transitional period. Local Patestinian Arabs will be in charge of: local pblice matters, with Israel concerned only with external security.
. Q: What aJ)out other .siecurity measures in the Sinai?
, A: The Sinai will be divided into zones in which limits on the nature
^ and size of military units and arniaments are stipulated. Early warning stations may dxist to insure compliance. A United Nations force will be stationed in the Rafiah salient (where the settlements are now located) and in the Sharm-El-Sheikh ^ area. In contrast to the 1957 agreement, these fqrces can pnlj' be removed by a unanimous vote of the five permanent members of the Security Council and thus the iJnited States could veto sucb a removal., • - -
Q: What about the settlements on the West B^nk? ; i
A: No reference is made to theni but presumably their disposition would 'be included in the decisions on the final status of the West Bank and Gaza. There was agreement oh a moratorium oh cohstrtictihg hew settlements in the West Bank but there is an ambiguity on the lengih of the moratorium. A U.S. official has' said there will be a moratorium durihg the negotiations oh the modalities to establish a selfrrule council. Israel maintains that the moratorium is for a period of 90 days.
Q: What about navigation rights?
A: The Sinai agreement provides for free passage by Israeli ships through the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal on the basis of the Constantinople Convention of1888, and, for the first titne,, Egyptt.-concedes: that the Strait of Tiran and : < the Gulf of Aqaba are International'' waterways open to all nations.^ ^;
Q: Will there be normal relations between Egypt and Israel?
A: Yes. When the Israeli interim. withdrawal is completed, which will be fid later than nine months after the treaty is signed, the process of normalizing relations will begin with implementation to be completed no later than three years after the signing of the treaty. Normal relations will include full recognition, which would ihclude diplomatic, economic and cultural relations, and end to economic boycotts and. to barriers to the free movement of people and commerce and mutual protection of ' each other's citizens by due process bf law. The same normalization* of relationships/would take place be^ tween Israel and other Arab states who joined in signing peace treaties . with her within the framework for
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Q: What role would the Pales-tihians play?
A: The delegations of Egypt and Jordan charged with negotiating with Israel the hiodaiities for establishing an elected self-governing authority in the West Bank and Gaza may include not only Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza but other Palestinians as ihutually a-greed by all the ])arties. (This in effect gives Israel a veto on PLO officials olitside the Weist Bank.) The Israel-Jordan negotiations on a treaty **hiust recognize the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and their ju|tl reqiiireniehts** and "the Palestinians will participate iti the deterniiriation of their own future.** The agreement then spells but in detail what this nieans ^ participating with Israel, Egypt and in hegotiatirig thefihal status of the ' West Bank and Gaza and other outstanding issues; permitting the elected representatives of the West Bank and Gaza inhabitants to vote on any agreement resulting from> such negotiations; providing for elected representatives of the inhabitants of this area to decide how they shall govern themselves consistent with the provisions of such agreement; and joining in negotiating the peace treaty between Israel and Jordan.
Q: What about immigration of non-resident Palestinian Arabs?
A: During the transitional period^ Israeli Egypt, Jordan and tjie Palestiniah Arab seif-jgovermng authority will constitute a continuing ■ committee to decide by agreement on the ihpdalities (>f admission of persons wlib teft the West Bank and
Gaza'in 1967, and Egypt and Israel will work,with each other and other interested parties on procedures :td resolve ■'the refugee problem.*
Q: What role would Jordan
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