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...
abu both confirmed date formal meet ready
Both of them (Katsav and Sharon) confirmed that they were ready to meet Abu Mazen as well without any formal date being finalised.
details
It's about details of maps, details of roads, about borders, details about refugees, about Jerusalem,
concerning gaps ideas issue jerusalem
There were real gaps between us and the president's ideas concerning the issue of refugees, concerning the issue of borders, concerning the issue of Jerusalem and the end of conflict,
necessary
All I can say is that this is a necessary step.
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.
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,
expansion joined policy spells together
The stalemate in the negotiations. the non-implementation of the agreements, the policy of settlement expansion -- all joined together spells disaster,
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.
israelis system
a monitoring system so they can tell the Israelis what the Palestinians are doing and what they are not doing.
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,
europeans observers provide urge
urge the U.S. and the Europeans to provide international observers immediately.