Saeb Erekat
Saeb Erekat
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...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 April 1955
mentality start thinking
start thinking in the mentality of a partner.
lack major peace problem process trust
I think we have a major problem in the lack of credibility of the peace process and the trust between the two sides.
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I think we have 3,000 more obstacles to peace and we will have, if this program is carried out, 3,000 reasons to undermine President Bush's efforts for a two-state solution.
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The amendments mean pursuing Jewish settlements and not resuming the negotiations from the point where they left off.
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We need the help of the Europeans to train us, to provide us with the technology needed, with the equipment with the machines, and they're going to be our partners in this,
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We are fully committed to carry out all our obligations emanating from this report, providing that we implement honestly and without any games -- the full report, page to page, without being selective.
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His words are (that) he won't give us anything on Jerusalem, on the (West Bank) settlements, on our refugees. What kind of peace can we make with those words?
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He decided not to go to New York because of the (Israeli) handover of the (Gaza) settlements and the security situation.
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He will ask for assistance in holding an international conference for peace as preparation to negotiate a permanent agreement in accordance with the road map.
helping process simply trust
With this (Israeli) government, we do not have trust or confidence. Ross is simply helping make the process survive.
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We hope that we can conclude an agreement this year and with that we can have our own state by agreement, ... The decision last night was to recommit ourselves to peace as a strategic option.
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We are really concerned. We hope that competition (to succeed him) will not be at our expense, meaning more settlements, more walls, more incursions, more assassinations, more occupation, more dictates.
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We had in-depth discussions and very serious talks on all issues. There were no results. The differences and obstacles are still there.
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We had in-depth and serious discussions. There was nothing new today and the gaps remain where they are. We agreed to meet tomorrow.