The U.S. and “Defensible Borders”: How Washington Has Understood UN Security Council Resolution 242 and Israel’s Requirements for Withdrawal
Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Appendix 4
Defensible Borders for a Lasting Peace: Appendix 2
Letter from U.S. President George W. Bush to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, April 14, 2004 His Excellency Ariel Sharon Prime Minister of Israel Dear Mr. Prime Minister, Thank you for your letter setting out your disengagement plan. The United States remains hopeful and determined to find a way forward toward a resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian […]
Defensible Borders for a Lasting Peace: Appendix 3
U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Approve Commitments to Israel in President Bush’s Letter of April 14, 2004 H. CON. RES. 460 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Whereas the United States is hopeful that a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be achieved; Whereas the United States is strongly committed to the security of Israel and its […]
Defensible Borders for a Lasting Peace: Appendix 4
Statement of U.S. President George W. Bush to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, April 11, 2005, in Crawford, Texas PRESIDENT BUSH: Mr. Prime Minister, welcome to my home….The United States and the state of Israel have a deep and lasting friendship based on our shared values and aspirations for a peaceful world. The United States is […]
About the Defensible Borders Initiative
The Defensible Borders Initiative of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs is the culmination of efforts by some of Israel’s leading military strategists, diplomats, international jurists, and parliamentarians to raise the international profile of Israel’s longstanding and internationally-sanctioned rights and requirements for secure and recognized boundaries. This monograph is the first step in a much […]
Israel at 60: Confronting the Rising Challenge
to Its Historical and Legal Rights
Confronting the rising challenged to its legal rights now that we’ve reached Israel at 60.
International Legitimacy and International Law
Laundering Delegitimization
Universal Jurisdiction
Israel – An “Illegitimate” State?
The Evolution of Israel’s Boundaries
The Rights of Jews to Statehood
Decades after its establishment, the State of Israel is the only country in the world confronted with a debate not about its borders, but its very existence.
