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[1][1] Leaving aside the question whether this is beside or in place of the State of Israel.
[1][2] Press release, “Commission recommends to start negotiations with
[1][3] Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission. “Commission's recommends to start negotiations with
[1][4] Press Release: “Commission recommends to start negotiations with
[1][5] See “EU Enlargement - A Historic Opportunity,” Copenhagen European Council at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/intro/criteria.htm. (11407)
[1][6] Olli Rehn, "
[1][7]
[1][8] Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission. “The Commission's Report and Recommendation on
[1][9] 2004 “Regular Report on
[1][10] Romano Prodi, President of the European Commission. “The Commission's Report and Recommendation on
[1][11] Olli Rehn, “
[1][12] For instance, French finance minister Nicholas Sarkozy – a key figure in French politics – has already demanded that
[1][13] Germany's opposition Christian Democrats say they do not want Turkey to be offered automatic and full membership of the European Union when accession negotiations start, fearing it could overstretch the EU and even lead to its collapse. See: http://www.iht.com/articles/539315.html. (11416)
[1][14] Ariel Merari “The Psychology of Extremism,” University of Michigan, February 2002 quoted in “The Genesis of Suicide Terrorism,” Institute for Social Research – University of Michigan, at http://www.isr.umich.edu/news/isrupdate-2002-05.pdf. (11417)
[1][15] See opinion polls conducted by the
[1][16] For details see the Palestinian Human Rights Monitor Group's report, Leonie Schultens, Intra'fada, April 2004, at http://www.phrmg.org/intrafada.htm. (10538)
[1][17] Helena Smith, “
[1][18] See Turkish president approves new penal code, at: http://www.eubusiness.com/afp/041011143521.5d1h2kog. (11442)
[1][19] In the
[1][20] Roundtable on Strategies to Address “Crimes of Honor- A Summary Report,” Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, London University, p. 7, at http://www.soas.ac.uk/honourcrimes/Meet_RoundtableReport.pdf. (11419)
[1][21] “2004 Regular Report on
[1][22] The Diyanet is a unique Turkish institution, a government body responsible for religious affairs, established in Ottoman times to find a balance for coexistence between Islam and the modern secular state. For more on its origins and functions, including its role in the reform process, see the Diyanet http://www.diyanet.gov.tr/turkish/englh.asp?id=104. By contrast, Palestinian Authority controlled-mosques have been a center for incitement. (11420)
[1][23] “2004 Regular Report on
[1][24] Killing of Women on the Basis of Family Honor, Monitor, August 2002, at http://www.phrmg.org/monitor2002/Aug2002.htm. (11212)
[1][25] Roundtable on Strategies to Address “Crimes of Honor,” Center for Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, London University, pp. 5-7, at http://www.soas.ac.uk/honourcrimes/Meet_RoundtableReport.pdf. (11419)
[1][26] Roundtable on Strategies to Address “Crimes of Honor,” ibid., pp. 5-7.
[1][27] Leonie Schultens, “Honor' and domestic abuse: violence against women,” in Intra'fada, April 2004, pp 21-23, at http://www.phrmg.org/intrafada.htm. (10538). See also Luma A'jlouni, “Honour Killing,” at http://www.phrmg.org/PHRMG%20Documents/Honor%20Killing/English/honor_killing.htm. (11421)
[1][28] See, for instance, the 2003 “Annual report on human rights,” October 10, 2003, at http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/human_rights/doc/report03_en.pdf. (11422)
[1][29] Extension to ‘external' self-determination or statehood was not addressed in the Oslo Accords, but left open for Final Status talks. See Eyal Benavenisti, “The Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles: A Framework for Future Settlement, European Journal of International Law, 1993, No. 4, pp. 542-554.
[1][30] For the text of the Road Map, see http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2003/20062.htm. (10067)
[1][31] The Quartet is comprised of the
[1][32] Sharm el-Skeikh
[1][33] “Fischer meets Arafat in Ramallah, consults with Abu Mazen,” Haaretz, April 9, 2003, at http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=282317&sw=Joshka+Fisher. (11423)
[1][34] “EU's relations with
[1][35] Leonie Schultens, Ibid, April 2004, at http://www.phrmg.org/intrafada.htm. (10538)
[1][36] See the most recent, by the Palestinian Human Rights Monitor Group, Fabio Forgione, “The Chaos of the Corruption,” October, 2004, at http://www.phrmg.org/Corruption%20in%20the%20Palestinian%20Authority.htm. (11425)
[1][37] Extracts from the conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council, European Commission's website, at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/external_relations/med_mideast/intro/gac.htm. (11426)
[1][38] For the January 2003 report, for example, see http://www.cfr.org/pubs/5536_english.pdf. (11427)
[1][39] “Reforming the Palestinian Authority: An Update, Report by the Independent Task Force on Strengthening Palestinian Public Institutions, April 2004, at http://www.aman-palestine.org/english/documents/Reform%20Update%20-%20final%20version%20pdf.pdf. (11428)
[1][40] “Shikaki: No Political Will for Palestinian Elections, August 11, 2004, at http://www.cfr.org/publication.php?id=7243.
[1][41] See Roger Wilkinson, “EU Tries to Keep Mideast ‘Roadmap' Alive,” Voice of
[1][42] “Solana unveils Mid East plan,” EU Observer, November 2, 2004, at http://www.euobserver.com/?sid=9&aid=17673. (11429)
[1][43] “
[1][44] “Palestinian Schoolbooks,” General Secretariat of the Council of the European
[1][45] “Reforming the Palestinian Authority: An Update April 2004,” p. 10. (11428)
[1][46] Forbes magazine's 17th annual survey (2003) of the richest people in the world shows Arafat has used his position to amass a personal fortune estimated at $300 million, stashed away in Swiss banks. Ranked among heads of state, Arafat's personal fortune was reported to be one notch below that of the Queen of England. See Jerusalem Post report at: http://www.forbes.com/global/2003/0317/068.html. (11433)
[1][47] “Turkey and the EU, The EESC says ‘yes' to membership negotiations - if a ‘point of no return', notably regarding human rights, is reached by 31st December 2004,” September 9, 2004, at: http://europa.eu.int/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=CES/04/101&format=HTML&aged=0&language=en&guiLanguage=en (11434)
[1][48] The Europeans have already said that there will have to be strict limits to movement of Turkish labor into
[1][49] Beside the impact on the fabric of European society, “under a new population-based voting system, Turkey would have as many votes as Europe's smallest 18 countries combined in the Council of Ministers, the EU's most powerful institution.” Owen Mathews, “Ready for
[1][50] Newsweek, ibid.
[1][51] The Guardian cites a Die Welt opinion survey that puts the number of Germans opposed at 62%. See “Schroder faces
[1][52] Cited in Olli Rehn, “
[1][53] See “EU braces for crunchy summit on
[1][54] Romano Prodi, “The Commission Report and Recommendation on
[1][55] Yitzhak Ravid, “The Demographic Revolution:” http://home20.inet.tele.dk/otetens/guide/dokumenter/palestinian_demography.htm. (11438)
[1][56] Cited by EU External Relations Commissioner Christopher Patten in a talk before the European Parliament, “Situation in the
[1][57] “EU's relations with
[1][58] UNRWA statistics, at http://www.un.org/unrwa/publications/pdf/figures.pdf. (11440)
[1][59] The world average is 2.7 children per family.
[1][60] Yitzhak Ravid, “The Demographic Revolution:” http://home20.inet.tele.dk/otetens/guide/dokumenter/palestinian_demography.htm. (11438)
[1][61] “Employment and Social Policy -
[1][62] Romano Prodi, “The Commission's Report and Recommendation on
