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To: deibutfeif who wrote (3656)	9/14/2001 2:12:47 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 23908

There's an extremely interesting interview with Shlomo Ben-Ami (Foreign Minister under Barak) on why and how the Camp David peace talks broke down. "I think that we found a few difficult things. First of all, regarding Arafat, we discovered that he does not have the ability to convey to his Israeli interlocutors that the process of making concessions has an end. His strategy is one of conflict." Are you saying that he is not a partner? "Arafat is the leader of the Palestinians. I cannot change this fact; it is their disaster. He is so loyal to his truth that he cannot compromise it. But his truth is the truth of the Islamic ethos, the ethos of refugees and victimization. This truth does not allow him to end his negotiations with Israel unless Israel breaks its neck. So in this particular aspect, Arafat is not a partner. Worse, Arafat is a strategic threat; he endangers peace in the Middle East and in the world." haaretz.co.il