Israel and Palestine Need a Joint Truth Commission
My experience chairing UN commissions of inquiry has led me to conclude that there is no peace without justice. Israel and Palestine need to work together toward this goal.
M. Cherif Bassiouni Jul 14, 2015 2:01 PM
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The model of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission includes three components:
1. the exposition of the historical truth of what happened under apartheid;
2. a quasi-judicial body with the power to grant or deny amnesty to alleged human rights violators; and
3. a process to make recommendations for a system of reparations and compensation.
To the extent that individual claims by Jewish refugees may exist against Jordan (in particular for property damaged or expropriated during the 1948-1967 period), Article 24 of the Israel-Jordan
Peace Treaty notes that the parties agreed to establish a claims commission for the mutual settlement of all financial claims although this commission was never set up in practice.
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A commission established pursuant to Article 24 of the Israel-Jordan
Peace Treaty should address the “ethnic cleansing” of Palestinian Jews from Jordan!
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