Israel's Conditions
On May 25, 2003 the Israeli government announced fourteen conditions to the plan. These included:
- The total dismantling of all Palestinian militant groups, collection of all illegal weapons and their destruction
- Cessation of violence and incitement against Israel, and that "s in the other mutual frameworks, the Roadmap will not state that Israel must cease violence and incitement against the Palestinians"
- Palestine as a demilitarized state, and Israeli control of the entry and exit of all persons and cargo, plus its airspace and electromagnetic spectrum (Radio, television, radar, etc.)
- Declaration of Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state, as well as the waiver of any right of return of refugees to Israel
- Issues pertaining to the final settlement such as Israeli settlement in "Judaea, Samaria" (West Bank) and Gaza (excluding a settlement freeze and illegal outposts), the status of the Palestinian Authority and its institutions in Jerusalem, and all other matters pertaining to the final settlement will not be discussed prior to the final settlement talks.
- No reference other than the key provisions of U.N. Resolution 242 and 338.
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