Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urge G7 to take action on Gaza
Paris meeting draws up proposals and calls for urgent diplomacy towards two-state solution at summit next week
TL;DR
- Palestinian and Israeli civil society groups urged G7 leaders to act at their summit to save the two-state solution.
- Proposals include enforcing a ceasefire, disarming Hamas, and reconstruction in Gaza.
- Groups called for integrating various peace processes into one program.
- Concerns were raised about settler violence, settlement expansion, and threats to the Palestinian Authority undermining a future Palestinian state.
- The current peace processes have stalled, with each side blaming the other.
- There is a need for diplomacy grounded in partnership with civil society.
- Funding streams for peace groups have been established by the UK, Canada, and Australia.
- A call was made for Palestinian elections this year.
- Regional integration was seen as a catalyst for ending the occupation, provided it does not replace Palestinian statehood.