Geneva Initiative

In 2003, along with the Israeli politician Yossi Beilin, he had been one of the primary Israeli architects of what was called the Geneva Initiative.

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No less than the veteran peace advocate, chairman of the Palestinian Peace Coalition, co-author of the unofficial Geneva Initiative, which is widely lambasted by Palestinian active factions despite the un-public nod given to it by the former and present leaders of the PLO, late Yasser Arafat and Mahmoud Abbas, and the member of the Executive Committee of the PLO, Yasser Abed Rabbo, wrote on April 18, 2004:

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While accepting the inevitability of Israeli annexation in Jerusalem, the Palestinians are shown to reject the transfer to Israel of several of the largest West Bank settlements -- including Maale Adumin, a development that Abbas conceded to Israel in the Geneva Initiative.

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The president's formulation encompasses solutions ranging from the Geneva Initiative (which brings into Israel 72% of Israelis living beyond the 1967 lines) to maps by David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (which bring into Israel up to 80% of Israelis living beyond the 1967 lines).

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"People don't think there's an Obama-specific approach," said Daniel Levy, a former adviser to an earlier Israeli prime minster and an architect of the Geneva Initiative peace plan.

Barack Obama begins talks with Middle East leaders 2010

"People don't think there's an Obama-specific approach," said Daniel Levy, a former adviser to an earlier Israeli prime minister and an architect of the Geneva Initiative peace plan.

Obama warns Middle East leaders 'chance may not come again soon' 2010

As Fatah has assumed greater independence and security responsibilities in the West Bank, with a commensurate resurgence of the economy in cities such as Ramallah and Jenin, it has recently signaled that some of the thorniest Israeli-Palestinian issues, including the right of return, could be worked out in the context of formulas like the Geneva Initiative.

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"People don't think there's an Obama-specific approach," said Daniel Levy, a former adviser to an earlier Israeli prime minster and an architect of the Geneva Initiative peace plan.

Obama vows Hebron killings will not deflect pursuit of peace 2010

As Fatah has assumed greater independence and security responsibilities in the West Bank, with a commensurate resurgence of the economy in cities such as Ramallah and Jenin, it has recently signaled that some of the thorniest Israeli-Palestinian issues, including the right of return, could be worked out in the context of formulas like the Geneva Initiative.

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It was produced in cooperation with Palestinian officials by the Geneva Initiative, an Israeli group that mediated an unofficial model peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians in 2003.

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