2006 French–Italian–Spanish Middle East peace plan

Proposed Arab–Israeli peace plan yes On November 16, 2006, France, Italy and Spain announced a new Middle East peace plan proposed by Spanish Premier José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero during talks with French president Jacques Chirac. Later on, the plan was introduced to Romano Prodi, Italy's prime minister who gave his full support to the plan. The peace move came after Israel invaded the Gaza Strip in Operation Autumn Clouds. Plan The plan is a five-point blueprint for peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. The plan calls for: an immediate ceasefire, an exchange of prisoners, an international peace conference (similar to the Madrid Conference of 1991, which was held by Spain and led to the Oslo Accords), while it also backs a prospective Palestinian unity government, and an international mission in the Gaza Strip to monitor the ceasefire. Reaction Senior Palestinian National Authority negotiator Saeb Erekat welcomed the plan in principle, but added that there was no need for a new initiative, but rather that it could serve as a realistic political track to a two-state solution. An Israeli official said parts of the plan were being discussed, but that it was not being taken seriously as it was not coordinated with the EU or Israel. Israel supports direct negotiations over an international conference.Israel dismisses new peace plan http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6157144.stm BBC News Middle East 17 November 2006 See also Gaza–Israel conflict List of Middle East peace proposals References https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/nov/17/israel.eu European states offer Middle East peace plan without UK 16 Nov 2006 Brian Whitaker The Guardian http://english.people.com.cn/200611/25/eng20061125_324950.html Middle East tops talks at Italo-French summit November 25, 2006 People's Daily Online https://web.archive.org/web/20110606045456/http://english.people.com.cn/200611/25/eng20061125_324950.html June 6, 2011 Franco-Italian-Spanish Middle East Peace Plan, 2006 Franco-Italian-Spanish Middle East Peace Plan, 2006 Franco-Italian-Spanish Middle East Peace Plan, 2006 Category:Israeli–Palestinian peace process Category:Peace treaties Category:Proposed treaties Category:France–Italy relations Category:Italy–Spain relations Category:France–Spain relations Category:France–Israel relations Category:France–Palestine relations Category:Israel–Italy relations Category:Israel–Spain relations Category:2006 in French politics Category:Reactions to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in France Category:Reactions to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Spain