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To: JohnM who wrote (23471)	4/4/2002 3:41:06 PM
From: slacker711	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

I'm with slacker on this one, at least for the moment. I've read several accounts of what took place at Camp David but none that seemed authoritative. Would love to find one. I'm not sure that I'm ever going to find one that is authoritative. The prevailing sentiment on Camp David has become that the Palestinians walked away from Barak's offer. I am simply looking for a logical explanation of the Palestinian position that doesnt end up with me believing that there can never be peace. If you believe that Barak was willing to offer the 95% of the territories AND part of Jerusalem, it is hard to see why negotiations didnt continue. Malley implied that it was never offered....but it was prepared to be offered. The problem seemed to be that the Palestinians were unwilling to negotiate. The link that Carranza supplied seemed to indicate an offer was made but that it was unacceptable. If so, why not give a counteroffer??? Perhaps if I read more about what happened at Taba. It seems like more actual negotiations may have taken place there. By the way....we are in agreement on the settlements. It was a mistake by the Israelis to continue building them, and it was a mistake on the US's part not to make them an issue. Slacker