[NYTr] Boyle on Annapolis Statement - Nov 27, 2007

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sent by Francis A. Boyle - Nov 27, 2007

Reaction to Annapolis Statement of 27 Nov 2007

by Francis A. Boyle

The mass mobilization against Annapolis by Palestinian civil society
around the world and especially in occupied Palestine prevented the
Palestinian Delegation from selling out the rights of the Palestinian
People under international law to Israel and the United States as some
of these same delegates had previously done during the Oslo, Norway
negotiations of 1993. 

For once Palestinian People Power triumphed over Israeli/American power
politics.  But the Palestinians and their supporters must remain
ever-vigilant against a permanent sell-out as these so-called "final
status" negotiations unfold during the next year. 

Based upon the Oslo Agreement, the "final status" contemplated by
Israel and the United States is a Palestinian Bantustan. To be sure,
the Palestinians must expect no meaningful assistance from those
quisling governments and organizations that dignified the Annapolis
photo-op with their presence. 

[Professor Francis A. Boyle served as Legal Advisor to the Palestinian
Delegation to the Middle East Peace Negotiations and its Chair, Dr.
Haidar Abdul Shaffi from 1991 to 1993 and is the author of "Palestine,
Palestinians and International Law" (Clarity Press: 2004) ]