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Politics : The Palestinian Hoax -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Noel de Leon who wrote (1368)	7/13/2002 12:22:55 PM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3467

You should read the news instead of spending so much time in your own head. Arafat's declaration that he was ready to accept the 2000 accords were all over the news a couple of weeks ago. Here is some info on the accords. The details were not disclosed formally, but according to media reports Barak's offer included: * Israeli redeployment from 95% of the West Bank and 100% of the Gaza Strip * The creation of a Palestinian state in the areas of Israeli withdrawal * The removal of isolated settlements and transfer of the land to Palestinian control * Other Israeli land exchanged for West Bank settlements remaining under Israeli control * Palestinian control over East Jerusalem, including most of the Old City * "Religious Sovereignty" over the Temple Mount, replacing Israeli sovereignty in effect since 1967 In return Arafat had to declare the "end of conflict" and agree that no further claims on Israel could be made in the future. Despite the considerable concessions by Israel, Arafat chose not to negotiate, not to make a counter-offer but to just walk out. This was typical of the Palestinian leader's style: offer nothing, just say no and wait for more concessions. In fact, the Palestinian negotiating team did make concessions during the negotiating process, but Arafat himself never agreed. It was not the specific terms that caused the summit to collapse, but rather the lack of a counterproposal. In addition, Arafat continued to insist on the Palestinian demand for a "right of return" of refugees to Israel, a demand that Israel cannot accept under any peace plan since it would mean the end of Israel as a Jewish state. The summit ended on July 25, without an agreement being reached. At its conclusion, a Trilateral Statement was issued defining the agreed principles to guide future negotiations. An optimistic summary of the event would be that difficult issues were attacked for the first time and progress was made. But, what really happened at Camp David is that Barak offered astounding compromises in an effort to close a deal while Arafat stuck to the traditional Palestinian positions. The Israelis and Palestinians both lost faith in the process: if there is no deal in this favorable environment, when could there be? palestinefacts.org