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 happy peaceful president
Abu Mazen (Abbas) told President Katsav that he was happy about the way disengagement had been implemented and its peaceful organisation.
details
It's about details of maps, details of roads, about borders, details about refugees, about Jerusalem,
exist gaps maximum
We are having serious, in-depth negotiations. Gaps still do exist on all issues. We are exerting maximum efforts, but at the end of the day, the gaps are still there.
expect
Unfortunately we should not expect much out of this summit.
vicious
Where do we go with this vicious cycle?
area camps demanded entrances forces israelis move outside refugee villages
We demanded from the Israelis to move their forces outside the area of friction, at the entrances of our towns, villages and refugee camps -- to no avail,
appreciate efforts left president stone
We have left no stone unturned, and we have come a long way. And we, as Palestinians, appreciate very much the efforts that are exerted and were exerted by President Clinton.
abu agreement honor release respect
We want the U.S. to respect and honor the agreement and release Abu Abbas.
aid continue countries donor european finance projects union
Aid from Germany, the European Union and other donor countries must continue to finance infrastructure projects in all fields.
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,
content matters
What matters is the content of this summit, not the date,
barrier call whatever
Call it a fence, call it a wall, call it barrier -- whatever -- I don't care,
attach bargaining conditions israelis
The Israelis would do better to attach no conditions and come back to the bargaining table.
peace process sharon
If Mr. Sharon is in the government, we all know the peace process will be over,