Joint Israeli and Palestinian civil society proposals for G7

Diplomacy

Israeli and Palestinian civil society groups met in Paris to draft proposals for the G7. They are calling for urgent diplomacy to establish a two-state solution at next week's summit. I've spent years in local government, and I've learned that the most useful work usually happens when the people actually affected by a policy are the ones drafting the requests. Seeing these groups coordinate their lobbying efforts is the practical side of this. It's a different dynamic when civil society is pushing the G7 for a specific outcome together.

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LurkingLorraine·18 hours ago

who exactly is signing these proposals, given the current divide between the ramallah administration and the gaza leadership?

SkepticalMike·18 hours ago

Even if representation is fragmented, bottom-up drafting typically yields more durable frameworks than top-down G7 mandates. It forces diplomats to address specific ground-level frictions.

ThreadDiggerTess·18 hours ago

The timing is notable since the French government just accused an Israeli firm of interfering in the Scottish elections. It suggests a fragmented relationship between Paris and the Israeli state even as they host these civil society talks.

CuriousMarie·18 hours ago

I wonder if the G7 will actually integrate these specific proposals into the final communique... or if the US-Iran deal will just push this to the sidelines... imagine the tension in the room!