Geneva Initiative Research Paper

A final key failure of the Geneva initiative is its stance regarding the issue of return of refugees. “It does not explicitly give up the right of return, but it deliberately does not acknowledge it … there is a reference to refugee rights, but they are blurred.” (Phyllis 2). The GI states that the refugee problem addressed in Arab Peace initiative as well as the resolution 242 and 194 of the UNSC should be also used as a solution for the refugee situation within the GI. The GI is basically allowing the Israelis to decide the total refugees allowed to go back to their respective lands as well as how it will take place. There are other failures that the Geneva did not address or the wording of various sections, specially the recognition of both homelands in which it allows the Jewish people to statehood rather than to a state. Although there have been many key failures in the Geneva initiative, there have been a few key successes of the initiative. The first one being that the Geneva initiative actually focused on the main issues of the Arab/Israeli conflict and outline various solutions for this
(International Middle East Media Center RSS) The deputy general also informed members of the United that’s the reason behind why a two state solution has been failure is because he believes that both leaders o the Israel’s and Palestinians are not willing to be brave enough to take the vital steps needed for a successful peace process. Basically a two solution has not been successful because parties are not willing to have a two state solution. Therefore a huge part of the peace talks will have to focus on not only the conditions of a two state solution within Palestine but the