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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1551)	4/23/2002 1:38:48 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6945

Negotiations were cut off by Israeli elections? That's clever, and it might fool some fools. What really happened is that the Palestinians wanted to continue negotiations, since a deal was close at hand. Instead, Israel refused to return to the table. Tom

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1551)	5/16/2002 7:42:58 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 6945

Negotiations continued into December and were cutoff by Israeli elections. The obvious hole in this argument is that the Palestinians were sitting there waiting after the Israeli elections to resume talks, but the Israelis refused to return. But now I find out it is a moot point anyway. "In December 2000, Barak called early elections for prime minister to forestall a likely vote of no confidence in the Knesset." merip.org So, as you were claiming that the elections actively intervened with Barak's desire to negotiate, it turns out he himself called for those elections! Tom