4. US rejectionism
Time-line of US-Israeli rejectionism
The U.S. has refused any direct contacts with the PLO on the grounds of its unwillingness to accept UN 242 and to recognize the existence of the State of Israel. On the same grounds, the US should refuse contacts with Israel who refuses to recognize the PLO and to accept Palestinian national rights in any meaningful form.
The refusal was based on a “Memorandum of Agreement” concluded with Israel by Secretary of State Kissinger in September 1975. The status of the Memorandum is dubious as its terms are not “binding commitments”. Furthermore, “Congress specifically dissociated itself from the related memoranda of agreement,” including this one.
In addition, the attitude of the PLO towards UN 242 has been far more forthcoming than either Israel or the U.S. with regard to an accommodationist settlement.
The refusal was based on a “Memorandum of Agreement” concluded with Israel by Secretary of State Kissinger in September 1975. The status of the Memorandum is dubious as its terms are not “binding commitments”. Furthermore, “Congress specifically dissociated itself from the related memoranda of agreement,” including this one.
In addition, the attitude of the PLO towards UN 242 has been far more forthcoming than either Israel or the U.S. with regard to an accommodationist settlement.