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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1561)	4/24/2002 1:54:25 PM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 6945

Ah, yes, as a cause to the end of negotiations. You said the elections broke off the talks, like the elections suddenly came to life as a human being. What you meant was that Israel broke off the talks, perhaps in part because of an imminent election. If you want to explore this avenue, let's do that. Barak broke off the talks because the elections were imminent, and he realized he was going to lose. Two crucial points here: 1. The Palestinians were still at the table. After the elections, it was the new Israeli leader (Sharon), who chose not to return to the table. 2. Why did Barak lose the election to a more extreme hard-liner? Because the cycle of violence that Sharon had intentionally kicked off in September was having its predictable effect of making the Israeli public more anti-Palestinian. Tom