Ghassan Khatib
Ghassan Khatib
Ghassan Khatibis a Palestinian politician. He was born in Nablus, in the West Bank, and is a member of the Palestinian People's Party. Khatib is married with three children. He was also a member of the Madrid Peace Delegation in 1991 and was involved in the Washington negotiations from 1991 to 1993. He was appointed the Palestinian National Authority Minister of Labor in 2002, then the Planning Minister in 2005-06. He is currently Director of the Government Media Centre...
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The problem is that the Israelis were trying to squeeze Yasser Arafat, both at Camp David and here on the ground in spite of the fact that he is trying his utmost to calm the situation.
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We all were hoping after the withdrawal the economic recovery will be enhanced. What has happened is exactly the contrary, ... In the current situation, Gaza is really like a big prison.
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Many of us noticed this accumulation of anger and frustration. In our public opinion polls it was very clear that there is a decline in the level of support to the peace process...
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This will not help us reach our target of stopping the violence and to reviving the peace process,
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The only way out of it is an initiative to come from the international community led by the United States ... with some political weight behind such initiatives in order to enforce it.
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We hear the Israelis announcing in the loudspeakers that nobody is allowed to enter, to leave the compound, or to move between the different buildings on the compound, and anybody who will be seen outside will be shot and dead,
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President Arafat is in control, but President Arafat is not trying and has no interest in stopping the peaceful Palestinian protests against the Israeli occupation. He believes that this is useful because his public is angry and frustrated.
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Palestinians were hoping that the withdrawal would lead to improvements in their movements, but things have been deteriorating.
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His remarks did not attract the attention of the Palestinians because this is not news,
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He is pursuing a unilateral approach, which is not constructive, and he wants peace that is incompatible with our legitimate rights and with international legality,
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We believe that the Palestinian leadership should be treated by the Israeli government like they treat other Arab governments.
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We have to start working to help people earn a living.
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By avoiding dealing with the PA, you are going to impact humanitarian issues.
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Arafat will not accept and cannot accept a final solution and an end of Palestinian claims if it doesn't include a solution to the issues of Jerusalem and refugees.