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To: carranza2 who wrote (23444)	4/4/2002 1:47:02 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Here is, I think, the official Palestinian view of the reasons why it failed. Written by a member of the PLO executive council. mondediplo.com This is the sort of thing I have read as well. I can understand that the Israeli position might have been unacceptable to the Palestinians....but you are then supposed to NEGOTIATE. It doesnt seem like they were willing too. At Camp David we had a partner far more powerful than us; and the United States, instead of behaving like a real mediator, sided with Israel to put pressure on us and force concessions from us that would not have been acceptable to the Palestinian people - or to the Arab and Muslim world with respect to Jerusalem. Thus the summit failed. Reading throught that piece....it seems like the thinking is that the Palestinians are compromising by allowing Israel to exist. They are unwilling to go any farther. An equivalent position by the Israeli's might be that they are compromising by not committing genocide on the Palestinians. Not exactly a great place to start discussions.... Slacker

To: carranza2 who wrote (23444)	4/4/2002 2:54:13 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The only hope is that Arafat's bloody rule over his own people has resulted in thin support for his policies. Once he is replaced, it is possible that more moderate leaders may emerge. This is unlikely given the history of the conflict and the indoctrination of Palestinian youth. And, I'm afraid, the last week. If this is your hope, then you should be extremely critical of the way in which Sharon has elected to proceed. Because, whatever else it may have produced, it has inflamed the Palestinian population against the present Israeli government, increased the popularity of Hamas et al, and increased Arafat's popularity enormously.