Annapolis - a true Zionist victory
The Annapolis conference is the most important political event of the year 2007. It was a success despite the doubts, the ridicules, and the attempts of those who are opposed to peace to derail it. Thanks to the security establishment's operations, no terror organization succeeded in carying out any significant planned attack.
The conference succeeded in three areas:
It was launched with a joint Israeli-Palestinian declaration. Even though the declaration had no guidelines for a permanent agreement, it did firmly commit both sides to open in serious negotiations.
The Arab world, including Saudi Arabia and even Syria, sent senior officials to the meeting, which conveys regional support of a peace agreement with Israel and general support for [Palestinian Authority President] Mahmoud Abbas.
The conference's end officially launched negotiations for a permanent status agreement. A date was set for commencement (December 2007) with a target date for completion thirteen months later. Ambitious but not impossible.
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