A Durable Peace

by Benjamin Netanyahu

  * Not quite everyone. In March 1999, Nabil Shaath of the Palestinian National Authority revealed that Yossi Beilin, a senior member of the Labor party leadership, had reached an agreement with Arafat’s deputy Abu-Maazen, under which Israel would hand over 95 percent of Gaza and the West Bank, thereby effectively returning Israel to the pre-1967 boundaries.

  * The West has continued to contribute generously to support the Palestinian Arab refugees: The United States in 1990–91 had pledged $62 million, Sweden $22 million, Japan $17 million, Italy $12 million, and Britain $11 million. The figures for the Arab states, including the fabulously wealthy ones, are abysmal in comparison: Saudi Arabia’s $1 million, Kuwait’s $1 million, and Jordan’s $365,000 are the only contributions worth mentioning. The contributions from the other eighteen Arab governments are each under five digits—less than the donation made by the Swedish Save the Children fund. 11

  * Adopted in 1964 and revised in 1968.

  * Broadcast on Saut Falastin Radio, Egypt.