Considered as a progressive proposal, it calls for the state of Israel to withdraw all its forces from all the Occupied Territories, including the Golan Heights, to officially recognize "an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital" in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as a "just solution" for the Palestinian refugees.
In response, Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres welcomed it and said: "... the details of every peace plan must be discussed directly between Israel and the Palestinians, and to make this possible, the Palestinian Authority must put an end to terror, the horrifying expression of which we witnessed just last night in Netanya,"[5] referring to Netanya suicide attack perpetrated on previous evening which the Beirut Summit has failed to address.
The somewhat obscure 4th section was inserted at Lebanese insistence and reflects its concern that the settlement of the refugee problem not be at what it considers the expense of Lebanon and its "demographic balance."
Lebanon and Syria campaigned for the inclusion of a reference to United Nations Resolution 194, which emphasizes the Palestinian right of return to Israel.
A compromise was eventually reached, citing the resolution but stating that the League would support any agreement between Israel and Palestinians on the issue.