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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran

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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (5251)	6/20/2004 5:12:55 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) of 22250

I was not aware of this background to the 1993 Oslo Accords: <<< ... Washington convened the Madrid conference .... But a problem arose at the conference. The Palestinian delegation was headed by Haydar 'Abd al-Shafi, a conservative nationalist known for his integrity and one of the most respected Palestinian figures. The delegation refused to agree to continued Israeli settlement programs in the occupied territories, thus deadlocking the negotiations, because the US and Israel refused to agree to this condition, even to consider it seriously. Recognizing that his public support was collapsing within the territories and the Palestinian diaspora, Yasir Arafat undercut the Palestinian delegation by secret negotiations with Israel, leading to the "Oslo process," initiated officially with much pomp in September 1993 at the White House. The wording of the Oslo agreements made it clear that they were a mandate for continued Israeli settlement programs, as the Israeli leadership (Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres) took no pains to conceal. For that reason, 'Abd al-Shafi refused to have anything to do with the official peace process ... >>> 7nebo.com Tom

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