U.S. Blocks Quartet
M.E. Peace Outline
WASHINGTON ( JTA) — The United
States reportedly blocked an initiative
by other major powers to outline an
Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement.
The three other members of the
Quartet guiding Middle East peace
talks — the United Nations, the
European Union and Russia — had
pressed for publication of such an
initiative.
The United States, which usually
leads the Quartet initiatives, nixed the
idea, saying it was not the right time.
Such an outline would include
borders, solutions for the Palestinian
refugees and for sharing Jerusalem.
Talks have been stalled since
September, when the Palestinian
Authority walked out because Israel
would not extend a partial freeze on
settlement building.
Israel and the United States say
the burden is on the Palestinians to
return to direct talks, but the other
members of the Quartet also blame
Israel for not stemming settlement
building.
Black Students Slam
'Apartheid' Abuse
NEW YORK (JTA) — An African-
American student group took out ads
in college newspapers blasting Israel
Apartheid Week organizers for abus-
ing the term.
In a full page ad titled "Words
Matter" and appearing in newspapers
on April 7, the Vanguard Leadership
Group accused Students for Justice in
Palestine of a "false and deeply offen-
sive" characterization of Israel.
"SJP has chosen to manipulate
rather than inform with this illegiti-
mate analogy," Vanguard says in the
ad, which is signed by members who
attend several historically black col-
leges.
"We request that you immediately
stop referring to Israel as an apart-
heid society and to acknowledge that
the Arab minority in Israel enjoys
full citizenship with voting rights and
representation in the government."
The ad appeared in newspapers on
campuses that saw Israel Apartheid
Week activity in February, including
Brown University, UCLA, Columbia
University and the University of
Maryland.
Vanguard, a leadership devel-
opment group for students from
historically black universities, in
recent years has forged ties with
the American Israel Public Affairs
Committee, and its members have
visited Israel.
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