The mass mobilization against Annapolis by Palestinian civil society around the world and especially in occupied Palestine prevented the Palestinian Delegation from selling out the rights of the Palestinian People under international law to Israel and the United States as some
of these same delegates had previously done during the Oslo,Norway negotiations of 1993.
For once Palestinian People Power triumphed over Israeli/American power politics. But the Palestinians and their supporters must remain ever vigilant against a permanent sell-out as
these so-called "final status" negotiations unfold during the next year.
Based upon the Oslo Agreement, the "final status" contemplated by Israel and the United States is a Palestinian Bantustan. To be sure, the Palestinians must expect no meaningful assistance from those quisling governments and organizations that dignified the Annapolis photo-op with their presence.
Professor Francis A. Boyle served as Legal Advisor to the Palestinian
Delegation to the Middle East Peace Negotiations and its Chair, Dr.
Haidar Abdul Shaffi from 1991 to 1993 and is the author of "Palestine,
Palestinians and International Law" (Clarity Press: 2004)
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