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will be the first ever by a Chairman of the Palestinian
Authority to an Israeli forum.
Among the other dignitaries attending the International
Conference in Netanya are the following:
The Prime Minister of Jordan during the signing of the
Peace Treaty with Jordan, Dr. Abdul Salam Al-Majali;
President of Andalusia, Manuel Chevas; Miguel
Moratinos, Spanish Foreign minister; Javier Solana,
European Union High Representative for the Common
Foreign & Security Policy; former President of
Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid; Senior Adviser to the
President of Egypt, Dr. Osama El Baz; James Wolfenson,
Special representative of the „Quartet‟ of International
mediators and former President of the World Bank. The
United States and Great Britain has announced that a
very senior representative will participate in the
conference at the Netanya College. France is expected to
send a senior representative.
Other dignitaries are waiting for confirmation of their
participation.
The International Conference at the Netanya Academic
College to mark the 10th anniversary of the
assassination of the late Yitzhak Rabin is under the
theme “Peace – Dream or Vision”.
Among the topics to be discussed at the conference are
topics connected with Yitzhak Rabin including: “Rabin
and Egypt”; “Rabin and King Hussein”, “Rabin and the
Palestinian problem”; Rabin – Syria and Lebanon” and
“Rabin and the US”. There will also be a discussion of
regional water problems.
A special commemorative pin has been designed to
mark the International Conference being held in
November in Netanya and it will be given to all the