From Camp David to Taba, 2000-01: Narratives, Red Lines, Justice, and Mythology
Given Akram Hanieh's Palestinian account, it rings clear that international legitimacy and justice were paramount - statehood involving compromise was secondary. The Palestinian sense of national rights and justice differs from the American and Israeli perspective. Past United Nations resolutions - which form the international basis of Palestinian legitimacy - are interpreted differently in Jerusalem and Washington.
United Nations Security Council Resolution #242, adopted on 22 November 1967 in the wake of the June war, calls for the "Withdrawal of Israel armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict," [47] and "For achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem." America agrees with Israel's interpretation of the resolution - that in exchange for peace, Israel must withdraw from some territories, and not all territories. Palestinians and the Arab states interpret the resolution as meaning Israel should withdraw from all of the territories.[48]
Submitted by Brodsky on Wed, 04/23/2008 - 19:21
Resolution 242
of 22 November 1967
The Security Council,
Expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the Middle East,
Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every State in the area can live in security,
Emphasizing further that all Member States in their acceptance of the Charter of the United Nations have undertaken a commitment to act in accordance with Article 2 of the Charter,
