Saeb Erakat
Saeb Erakat
Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekatwas the Palestinian chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He later reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003...
confidence difficult process raise rebuilding trust
I am not going to raise any expectations at this stage. This is going to be a difficult process of rebuilding the trust and confidence between Palestinians and Israelis,
bank forces future israelis living wants west
If he wants to see the future generations of Palestinians and Israelis living in peace, what are the forces doing in the West Bank and Gaza?
hoped inquiry lifted peace period stopped summit transition
I'd hoped we'd go to the summit having lifted the siege, having stopped the hostilities, having had the international inquiry so we can concentrate on what kind of transition we need between this period and back to the peace process,
details
It's about details of maps, details of roads, about borders, details about refugees, about Jerusalem,
actions chances further hinder lead peace type violence
These type of actions will only will lead to further violence and will hinder the chances for a peace process.
abu happy peaceful president
Abu Mazen (Abbas) told President Katsav that he was happy about the way disengagement had been implemented and its peaceful organisation.
necessary
All I can say is that this is a necessary step.
anyone damage extent house injured inside known
The house was damaged. The extent of the damage is not yet known. It also is not known if anyone was injured inside the house.
element essential hope minds waste
The essential element here is not to waste time. It is also important to revive, in the minds of Palestinians and Israelis, hope in peace.
israelis system
a monitoring system so they can tell the Israelis what the Palestinians are doing and what they are not doing.
answer fields maybe
And maybe and only maybe, the answer to this mess, to these killings fields out there, is not more incursions, not more tanks,
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The least important issue today is my resignation. The real issue is the lives of Palestinians and Israelis, breaking the vicious cycle and reviving the peace process and putting it back on track.
attach bargaining conditions israelis
The Israelis would do better to attach no conditions and come back to the bargaining table.
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I don't think Sharon had intended by doing this tonight to give the peace process any chance at all. Nothing justifies the targeting and the bombardment of this residential area.