Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA) BACKGROUND & UPDATEAgreement on Movement and Access (Ama) • January 2nd, 2011
The Rafah agreement is one section of the AMA that has been elaborated on with a set of principles and protocols. It comes in the form of an additional statement of principles (the Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing, or “APRC”), attached to the AMA and an integral part thereof, and its three operational protocols. The three protocols are in various stages of agreement: (1) the Agreed Arrangement on the European Union Border Assistance Mission (“EUBAM” – this was signed and agreed by the Government of Israel (“GoI”), the European Union, and the Palestinian side); (2) The Protocol on Security Implementation Procedures (“Security Protocol” – a US draft is the operational draft that both sides have agreed to use, despite significant comments and divergent interpretations by each); and (3) the Protocol on Customs Arrangements (“Customs Annex” – negotiated bilaterally and agreed in substance by both sides, although Israel continues to refuse to sign.). Collectively, these four documents ar
Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA) BACKGROUND & UPDATEAgreement on Movement and Access (Ama) • January 2nd, 2011
The AMA addresses primarily six specific issues: Rafah, other Crossing Points, the Link between Gaza and the West Bank, Movement within the West Bank, Gaza Seaport, and the Airport. The following is a detailed background note and update on the current status of the Rafah Crossing Point (RCP) and the crossing points with Israel as the other four issues have seen no movement since the conclusion of the AMA.
