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...
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,
saying score sharon victory
What Mr. Sharon is doing is saying to the whole world, 'I will win.' But ... he will score victory over what?
cannot deal party report
We want to deal as a package. This is the approach, this report cannot be fragmented. And I say again, it cannot be fragmented, no party can be selective.
meeting sake
We don't want a meeting for the sake of the meeting. We need a meeting with substance.
carry elections possible prepared whatever
We should be prepared for elections and carry out whatever is possible to implement,
hear waiting
We are still waiting to hear from them.
accept demanding numbers odds prisoners
We are still at odds over the numbers of the prisoners to be released, ... We are demanding 400 and they will only accept 350.
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.
europeans observers provide urge
urge the U.S. and the Europeans to provide international observers immediately.
arafat meeting president
There is nothing scheduled for a meeting between President Arafat and Mr. Peres,
attack condemn continue objective peace planned possible process stopping strongest
Those who planned the attack in Tel Aviv, which we condemn in the strongest possible terms, had the objective of stopping and undermining the peace process, and they should not win. We should continue the process of negotiation.
attack attacks condemn movement possible strongest time toward
We condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms. Every time there is movement toward resumption of negotiations we get these attacks by the Israelis.
bank east gaza happening peace strip west
If they want peace, they must know that what is happening in the Gaza Strip must happen in the West Bank and east Jerusalem,
expect february january matter
I don't expect any breakthrough between now and January 20, or for that matter February 6,