Here's a proposal for peace, from today's Jerusalem Post. Natan Sharansky is the current Deputy Prime Minister of Israel.Rich McCarthy
May. 3, 2002 Where do we go from here? NATAN SHARANSKY
Today, as the Israel Defense Forces are engaged in destroying the terrorist infrastructure, we must ask ourselves, "Where do we go from here?" Is there any other option besides reestablishing full Israeli control over Judea and Samaria, or resigning ourselves to the fact that Yasser Arafat is the only address that we have?
I believe there is, and it is based on the premise that only democracy and economic prosperity for the Palestinian people can bring security for Israel.
In order to ensure our own security, the Palestinians must be encouraged to form an open and free society that is not burdened by the fear, hatred, and terror that have been sown in recent years by Arafat and his leadership - a society that affords real economic opportunity for all its inhabitants. Only such a society can serve as a solid guarantee for normal relations between the two peoples, and as a promising starting point for negotiations, ultimately leading towards a permanent peace settlement. This cannot happen overnight; for this we need a Transition Period.
Last week, I presented the following seven-point plan of action to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, defining the principles for a three-year Transition Period, leading the Palestinians away from terror and towards peace:
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