Strategic Assessment

The Geneva Accords offer a “package deal” to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. From the Israeli viewpoint, the agreement inflicts damage on both national interests and national symbols, since it transfers sovereignty over the Temple Mount to the Palestinians, does not include the explicit Palestinian renunciation of the right of return, leaves the door open for further refugee claims that would affect implementation of the agreement, and does not include reference to the Palestinian minority living in the State of Israel. This article examines critically the changes proposed by the Geneva Accords, cites the drawbacks inherent in the document and in what it doesn’t contain, comments on possible significance of the initiative with reference to the negotiating process, and calls on the government of Israel to adopt a meaningful public stance regarding the document’s contents.