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...
establish fences good instead israelis saying unilateral
Instead of saying unilateral separation, unilateral fences, I tell the Israelis we need to establish good fences between us, because good fences make good neighbors.
attach bargaining conditions israelis
The Israelis would do better to attach no conditions and come back to the bargaining table.
israelis system
a monitoring system so they can tell the Israelis what the Palestinians are doing and what they are not doing.
carries chance clinton israelis jump pose president touch wait
President Clinton said he will give the same chance to the Israelis to pose their reservations and qualifications and then he will get in touch with us ... We will wait and see what Mr. Ross carries with him before we jump to conclusions.
bush continue effort exert good israelis office possible president resume understand urge
I urge the Israelis to understand that we need to continue talking. I also urge the good office of President Bush to exert every possible effort to resume the contacts.
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?
broken finger gold hope israelis lives pointing save sharon stop
I hope that Mr. Gold and Mr. Sharon will stop this broken record, assigning blame. Finger pointing will not save the lives of Israelis and Palestinians.
accept allowed america fifth israelis leave office sixth students supposed telling unless year
I know students who come to my office who are supposed to go to Amman or America in their fifth year or sixth year ... , ... The Israelis are telling them, 'You're not going to be allowed to leave unless you accept to collaborate with us.'
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,
breaking cycle issue lives peace process putting today vicious
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.
disaster facing last leaves today
If Mr. Ross comes today and he leaves like he did the last two times, we'll be facing a disaster.
blaming church destroying preparing
I must say that this could be preparing for something big, storming the church, destroying the church and then blaming it on Palestinians,
coming hands hope save solution
The solution is in the hands of Dennis Ross. We hope he is coming to save the process.
barrier call whatever
Call it a fence, call it a wall, call it barrier -- whatever -- I don't care,