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...
content matters
What matters is the content of this summit, not the date,
chance intended justifies peace process sharon targeting tonight
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.
somebody storm
I was under shock, ... You have to think, 'take it down, then they'll storm the plane, somebody may shoot.'
days five intensive
We had five days of intensive talks. It's been tough, it's been difficult.
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will be the biggest blow to President Bush's two-state solution and will sabotage any idea of a road map.
crisis management process seeking stop telling
We have a U.S. administration that's seeking to see the process as crisis management here and there. They're not telling Mr. Netanyahu to stop it.
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We don't want to meet just for the sake of meeting. We want a well-prepared meeting with an extensive agenda focusing on all the current issues.
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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,
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.
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?
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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,
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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.
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,