The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Jerusalem Geneva Initiative Shaul Arieli October

Jerusalem 1858

British mandate to permanently (800 square kilometers - Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Lod, Ramle and Jaffa) "... Ensure that all the world free and safe access to them (holy places) is sacred deposit to all..." Phil Committee

"... Jerusalem will be established as a separate entity under a special international regime and shall be managed by the UN... (the eastern edge Abods, South - Bethlehem, West - Ein Karem and northern - Shu'afat) (Partition Resolution in 1947)

West 38 sq.km East 6 sq.km Israel West Bank Jerusalem Jordan

East Jerusalem Jerusalem

Palestinian Villages and neighborhoods 313,000 Jewish Neighborhoods 194,000

300,000 Israelis who live across the green line will become part of West- Jerusalem 313,000 of East Jerusalem Arabs will become citizens of Palestine

The Holy Basin in Geneva Initiative The Old City The Border

2.520 sq.km

Will serve as a liaison and coordination mechanism between both parties police forces acting in the old city and will help them perform their duties. Observations, supervision and monitoring at: - The entry and exit points into and from the Old City. - Western Wall Tunnel - Old city streets - Additional sites and locations as agreed by both parties Performing policing duties at: - The route leading from Jaffa Gate/Bab Yafa to Zion Gate/Bab al-Zahyun - The road leading to Mount of Olives/Jabel al-Zaytun - Additional sites and locations as agreed by both parties Old City Policing Unit

Multinational Force at Temple Mount/al-Haram al-Sharif

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Jerusalem Geneva Initiative Shaul Arieli October