APQ

=__Advisory Panel on the Question of Palestine__=

__Student Officers:__ Anirudh Sankar, Kevin Yang



Dear Advisors of APQP, It is my honor to serve you as President of the Advisory Panel on the Question of Palestine at the upcoming BEIMUN. The Advisory Panel is a truly unique forum, as each year we choose just one area of international concern for the entire duration of the conference, with the hope of doing it justice with intensive debate and carefully conceived solutions. Compared to its predecessors in the Advisory Panel, including Myanmar and Zimbabwe, Palestine is just as, if not more, convoluted, and it will require a great deal of communication and discussion “behind-the-scenes” of the actual conference to make progress in resolving the issue. To this end, I encourage you to utilize this wikispace to discuss the eight central issues (four political and four humanitarian) or anything else related to Palestine. This is also an opportunity to get to know each other before the conference, and I encourage professional introductions. See you in March! Best Regards, Anirudh Sankar President of APQP

__**Issues**__

Humanitarian Issues - The question of religious and racial intolerance - The question of resource distribution in the conflict region - Measures for realizing the economic potential of the region - Measures for ensuring adequate access to basic resources in the Gaza strip. Political Issues - The question of disputed territory in the conflict region, in particular Jerusalem and the Gaza strip. - The role of HAMAS in diplomatic negotiations between Israel and Palestine - Measures for resolving the Palestinian refugee situation - Measures for improving the effectiveness and transparency of counter-terrorism procedures

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