The People’s Voice has launched a public process of enlisting popular support on both sides. The purpose of the process is to influence the leaders on both sides to accept the term sheet that was signed by Prof. Sari Nusseibeh and Admiral (ret.) Ami Ayalon.  The term sheet, also called the Statement of Principles, is summarized below.  It deals with the issues at the core of the conflict, issues which will need to be addressed in the framework of a permanent agreement.

The premise of "The Peoples' Voice" initiative is that the political leaderships on both sides are trapped by the necessity to react to current events.  Therefore, any political process which tries to attain peace by building trust between the two sides is very fragile, as any perceived deviation from the road map is considered a violation by the other side, and any violent act of extremists on either side can cause quick deterioration.  It is also obvious that in order for the process to be successful, each side needs to confront its extremists.  Such confrontation can succeed only if the outcome of the peace process is well understood ahead of time. It is therefore imperative that the end goal of the peace process be clearly defined. 

The initiative has started in the spring of 2002, and was publicly launched on both sides in June 2003.  As of early April 2004, more than 300,000 Israelis and Palestinians have joined the initiative.  The target is to continue and increase the number of signatures on both sides, and to use this massive support to influence the local leaderships as well as the international community.

The leaders of the initiative are two individuals who posses the combination of vision and practical experience.  The leader of the Israeli side is Admiral (ret.) Ami Ayalon, former commander of the Israeli Navy and former head of the Israeli General Security Service (“Shabak”), a leader who considers Israel’s security as top priority.  Prof. Sari Nusseibeh, who leads the Palestinian side, is the president of El-Quds University in East Jerusalem, and has held a number of key positions in the Palestinian Authority.

Summary of the Statement of Principles:
·   Two states for the two peoples.
·   The borders will be based on the June 4, 1967 borders, with the possibility of mutually agreed territorial swap.
·   Jerusalem will be the capital of both states.  The Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem will be under Palestinian sovereignty, the Jewish neighborhoods under Israeli sovereignty, and the holy basin under no sovereignty.
·   Palestinian refugees will return only to Palestine.  Jews will return only to Israel.
·   The Palestinian state will be demilitarized.
·   End of Conflict.