Submitted to: The General Assembly
Subject: Formation of the United Nations Temporary Mediation Commission
Sponsored by: Poland
Signatories: China, Bangladesh, France, Ireland

The General Assembly,

1 Emphasizing that, according to Chapter 4, articles 10, 11, and 
2 14 of the United Nations Charter, any nation may propose a way to 
3 lessen threats to international peace and security, which the 
4 General Assembly "deems likely to impair the general welfare or 
5 friendly relations among nations", and

6 Understanding the long conflict between peoples living in the 
7 area around the current nation of Israel, especially since the 
8 recognition of the nation of Israel by the United Nations in
9 1948, and

10 Recognizing that the only way to resolve this bloody conflict is 
11 to bring the belligerent parties together in mutual dialogue:

12 1. Calls for the creation of a body to be called the United 
13 Nations Temporary Mediation Commission (UNTMC); and

14 2. Authorizes the UNTMC 
15 a. to hear matters regarding the current dispute between the 
16 nation of Israel and the Palestinian Authority; and
17 b. to serve as a mediator to help the disputing parties arrive 
18 at a decision acceptable to both; and

19 3. Proposes that the UNTMC will consist of representatives from 
20 seven countries, including 
21 a. one representative of each of the seven nations; and
22 b. among them one representative of a permanent member of the 
23 United Nations Security Council; and
 
25 4. Decides that the six representatives not falling under the 
26 category of clause 3b will consist of nations who are now -- 
27 and have consistently been -- neutral with regards to foreign 
28 aid as well as arms sales to Israel and other nations in the 
29 Middle East as provided by the United Nations Register on 
30 Conventional Arms; and

31 5. Defines "neutral" in the case of clause 4 as less than $10 
32 million dollars in foreign aid to one of the nations in the 
33 Middle East in the last five years and less than $5 million in 
34 arms exports to one of the states in the area; and

35 6. Declares that a nation will not be eligible to serve on the 
36 UNTMC unless it has reported figures to the United Nations 
37 Register on Conventional Arms, and that the Permanent member 
38 of the Security Council represented on the UNTMC will neither
39 chair the Commission nor have veto power on any matters that 
40 may call for a vote among the members of the UNTMC; and

41 7. Affirms that the UNTMC will be governed by conventional rules 
42 of parliamentary procedure, as those used in the General 
43 Assembly, and that the seven nations represented on the UNTMC 
44 shall vote amongst themselves for the nation that shall chair
45 the UNTMC, according to the principle of one nation, one vote, 
46 with the permanent member of the Security Council ineligible 
47 for the position of chairperson; and 

48 8. Further transmits that the UNTMC shall open by having 
49 representatives of the nation of Israel and the Palestinian
50 Authority each presenting their views on the requirements 
51 necessary to end the conflict, after which the UNTMC shall 
52 adjourn for a short time period to study the proposals as well 
53 as to find common ground between them, after which they shall 
54 return their suggestions to the parties for discussion to 
55 begin; and 

56 9. Declares accordingly that any other necessary rules for the 
57 governing of the UNTMC shall be devised by the members of the 
58 said body, again with each representative receiving one vote; 
59 and

60 10. Invites all nations that would like to send a non-voting 
61 observer to monitor the discussions; and

62 11. Notes that the observers may not post their thoughts in an 
63 official context, although they may certainly maintain a 
64 private dialogue with any member of the UNTMC; and

65 12. Hopes and prays that this opportunity for dialogue will be
66 accepted by both parties with a view towards providing a
67 basis for lasting peace in the Middle East.