A1. SARI NUSSEIBEH AND AMI AYALON, "THE PEOPLE'S VOICE," JERUSALEM, SEPTEMBER 2002
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Also known as the "Nusseibeh-Ayalon agreement," the joint Palestinian-Israeli document consists of a set of principles that the authors, Sari Nusseibeh (al-Quds University president) and Ami Ayalon (former Shin Bet director) see as the essential basis of any Palestinian-Israeli peace. Since its release over a year ago in the form of a petition, it has steadily gained momentum and by mid-November 2003 had garnered over 100,000 Israeli and 70,000 Palestinian signatures. The publication of the far more detailed Geneva Accord (see the Special Document section in this issue), coupled with growing frustration over the continuing political stagnation, gave further impetus to the petition, which was also promoted by its authors on visits to Europe and the United States. The petition, originally published in Ha'Aretz on 3 September 2002, was posted on the Web site of Foundation for Middle East Peace, www.fmep.org, in November 2003.