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10/10/2007
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
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In a videotaped message shown at a Jerusalem news conference, Brownback, a senator from Kansas with close ties to the conservative Christian right, called the plan "bold" and said it was "a realistic proposal and a different way forward." "I think this moves away from the idea of land for peace, which has not worked," Brownback said.
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10/10/2007
THE BULLETIN
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Benjamin Elon, ...presented a new political plan, called "The Israeli Initiative," Monday, based on the rehabilitation of refugees and the dismantling of their camps; strategic cooperation with Jordan; and Israeli sovereignty in Judea and Samaria. ... Mr. Elon suggested dismantling UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, as part of the process of rehabilitating the refugees. He said UNRWA "perpetuates the plight of the refugees."
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08/10/2007
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"The first step," he said, "is the closure of UNRWA [United Nations Relief and Works Agency], which has long perpetuated this problem. Next must be a generous compensation program for all the refugees, who will have the option of starting new lives and becoming citizens in various countries. This is the desire of most of the refugees, according to reliable recent surveys carried out among them.
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07/10/2007
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The establishment of the State of Israel did not deprive the Palestinians of their state – there never was such a state," Elon said. "But Israel took from them their houses and their dignity. We can return to the Palestinians their dignity, to give them homes, and hope for a new life by changing the refugee status."
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07/10/2007
ISRAELINSIDER
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Elon's proposal includes generous grants for hundreds of thousands of refugees to build new homes.... Elon also added that the plan had the support of high-ranking US officials, although he did not mention names.....The chairman of the religious, right wing party stressed the humanitarian aspect of his plan.
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