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Source: http://nytimes.com/2003/05/02/opinion/02SNEH.html
A Little Bit of a Peace Plan
(New York Times) Ephraim Sneh - The road map's success is crucial. It's vital that we find a way to make concrete progress immediately. And the best way to do that is through a quick interim accord - a pilot project for the peace process. A mini-road map - "Pilot Gaza" - would have three consecutive stages. First, the Palestinian government would be given full access and power to act in the Gaza Strip. Second, to improve living standards, all economic and infrastructure projects there - including the U.S.-financed desalination project and the Karni industrial complex - would be resumed and steps would be taken to allow more workers to enter Israel and to facilitate the export of goods from Gaza. Third, if the Palestinian government could show, within one year, that it had dismantled terrorist organizations in Gaza, stopped incitement, and imposed law and order there, then Israel would evacuate its settlements and withdraw its troops.