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The '''Palestinian Cairo Declaration''' was a declaration signed on 19 March 2005 by |
The '''Palestinian Cairo Declaration''' was a declaration signed on 19 March 2005 by twelve [[Palestinian faction]]s, including [[Fatah]], [[Hamas]], [[Islamic Jihad]], [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP) and [[Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (DFLP).<ref name=maannews/> The Cairo Declaration reaffirmed the status of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people<ref name=maannews/> through the participation in it of all forces and factions according to democratic principles. The Declaration implied a reform of the PLO by the inclusion in the PLO of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. |
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The signatories included Fatah, headed by [[Mahmoud Abbas]] and Hamas, headed by [[Khalid Mash'al]].<ref name=maannews/> |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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The [[Palestinian Prisoners' Document]] (also known as the Palestinian National Conciliation Document) dated 28 June 2006 urged the implementation of the Cairo Declaration.<ref>[https://unispal.un.org/unispal.nsf/0/0eedadc2fb0f47bb852571c3005587f8 ''Letter dated 7 July 2006 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General'']. UNSC, 10 July 2006 (A/ES-10/345)<br>″To speed up efforts to achieve that which was agreed on in Cairo in March 2005 pertaining to the development and reactivation of the PLO and the participation of all forces and factions to it according to democratic principles that reinforce the status of the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people wherever they are in a manner that meets with the changes on the Palestinian arena and in a manner that consolidates the authority of the PLO to assume its responsibilities in leading our people in the homeland and the Diaspora.″</ref> |
The [[Palestinian Prisoners' Document]] (also known as the Palestinian National Conciliation Document) dated 28 June 2006 urged the implementation of the Cairo Declaration.<ref>[https://unispal.un.org/unispal.nsf/0/0eedadc2fb0f47bb852571c3005587f8 ''Letter dated 7 July 2006 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General'']. UNSC, 10 July 2006 (A/ES-10/345)<br>″To speed up efforts to achieve that which was agreed on in Cairo in March 2005 pertaining to the development and reactivation of the PLO and the participation of all forces and factions to it according to democratic principles that reinforce the status of the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people wherever they are in a manner that meets with the changes on the Palestinian arena and in a manner that consolidates the authority of the PLO to assume its responsibilities in leading our people in the homeland and the Diaspora.″</ref> |
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Following the [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|Fatah–Hamas Battle of Gaza]] in June 2007, President Mahmoud Abbas threatened on 18 July 2007 to cancel the Cairo Declaration. The PFLP and the DFLP urged Abbas not to annul the Declaration.<ref>[http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=197737 ''PFLP and DFLP urge Abbas to preserve the Cairo declaration, honour the call for PLO reform'']. Ma'an News Agency, 20 July 2007</ref> |
Following the [[Battle of Gaza (2007)|Fatah–Hamas Battle of Gaza]] in June 2007, President Mahmoud Abbas threatened on 18 July 2007 to cancel the Cairo Declaration, which would have had the effect of expelling Hamas and Islamic Jihad from the PLO. The PFLP and the DFLP urged Abbas not to annul the Declaration.<ref name=maannews>[http://www.maannews.com/Content.aspx?id=197737 ''PFLP and DFLP urge Abbas to preserve the Cairo declaration, honour the call for PLO reform'']. Ma'an News Agency, 20 July 2007</ref> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 07:04, 26 May 2018
The Palestinian Cairo Declaration was a declaration signed on 19 March 2005 by twelve Palestinian factions, including Fatah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP).[1] The Cairo Declaration reaffirmed the status of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people[1] through the participation in it of all forces and factions according to democratic principles. The Declaration implied a reform of the PLO by the inclusion in the PLO of Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
The signatories included Fatah, headed by Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas, headed by Khalid Mash'al.[1]
Overview
On 16 February 2005, the Israeli parliament (the Knesset) approved the Israeli disengagement from Gaza, which would have drastically changed Israeli–Palestinian relations in Gaza.
The Cairo Declaration, signed on 19 March 2005 at the end of a 3-days meeting in Cairo, was an early conciliation attempt with the aim to unite the Palestinian factions against the Israeli occupation, restructure the PLO and avoid further violent interactions between the Palestinian groups.
The Israeli withdrawal from Gaza was unilaterally completed by 12 September 2005.
Details
The Declaration contains 6 points:[2]
- it recalls the Palestinian right to resist the Israeli occupation, the right to establish a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, and the Palestinian right of return.
- it formulates the conditions for a truce with Israel.
- it warns against the Israeli West Bank barrier and the Judaization of Jerusalem.
- it observes the necessity of completing the reform of Palestinian matters, including democracy, local and legislative elections and the introduction of an election system on the basis of proportional representation.
- it states that the parties agreed to reform the PLO "in order to include all the Palestinian powers and factions, as the organization is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people". A committee would be made up to define the bases for the development.
- it emphasizes "that dialogue is the sole means of interaction among all the factions, as a support to national unity and the unity of the Palestinian ranks". The use of weapons in internal disputes should be forbidden.
Aftermath
The Palestinian Prisoners' Document (also known as the Palestinian National Conciliation Document) dated 28 June 2006 urged the implementation of the Cairo Declaration.[3]
Following the Fatah–Hamas Battle of Gaza in June 2007, President Mahmoud Abbas threatened on 18 July 2007 to cancel the Cairo Declaration, which would have had the effect of expelling Hamas and Islamic Jihad from the PLO. The PFLP and the DFLP urged Abbas not to annul the Declaration.[1]
See also
Palestinian Prisoners' Document
References
- ^ a b c d PFLP and DFLP urge Abbas to preserve the Cairo declaration, honour the call for PLO reform. Ma'an News Agency, 20 July 2007
- ^ Text of the Palestinian 2005 Cairo Declaration, 19 March 2005
- ^ Letter dated 7 July 2006 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. UNSC, 10 July 2006 (A/ES-10/345)
″To speed up efforts to achieve that which was agreed on in Cairo in March 2005 pertaining to the development and reactivation of the PLO and the participation of all forces and factions to it according to democratic principles that reinforce the status of the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people wherever they are in a manner that meets with the changes on the Palestinian arena and in a manner that consolidates the authority of the PLO to assume its responsibilities in leading our people in the homeland and the Diaspora.″
External links
- Text of the Palestinian 2005 Cairo Declaration
- Towards Palestinian National Reconciliation Collection of documents. Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). Here available