Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have yet to signal their readiness to honour the commitments made by President Bush in his letter dated 14 April 2004 to Israel’s Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Bush’s letter – overwhelmingly endorsed by the House of Representatives 407-9 on 23 June 2004 and the Senate 95-3 the next day – supported Israel’s proposed unilateral disengagement from Gaza and four settlements in the West Bank.
Bush further reassured Israel that in final status negotiations with the Palestinian Authority America would support Israel:
- not returning to the 1949 armistice lines
- demanding recognition as the Jewish state
- refusing Palestinian Arab refugees being resettled in Israel
Read the article by David Singer on J-Wire.
[David Singer is a Sydney Lawyer and Foundation Member of the International Analysts Network]