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To: Brumar89 who wrote (720)	7/22/2002 9:37:52 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 3959

From all news clips and commentaries I have read, there is no doubt that it was Arafat solely that was responsible for missing out on past opportunities. Now he wants to revisit them. And we wonder why? Don't we all know that an opportunity missed is an opportunity lost? Apparently Arafat does not know that.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (720)	7/22/2002 10:03:42 AM
From: lorne	Respond to of 3959

By Barry Schweid AP Diplomatic Writer Friday, July 19, 2002; 4:47 PM " WASHINGTON –– The foreign ministers of three key Arab states are nearly jubilant over President Bush's latest stand on the Middle East: a firm commitment to a Palestinian state by mid-2005 and a determination to force Israel to quit the West Bank and Gaza.". Full story >>> washingtonpost.com

To: Brumar89 who wrote (720)	7/22/2002 12:03:27 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 3959

I don't know. Presumably. Just my opinion, but I note they haven't expanded since 1967. Did you miss out on the invasions of Lebanon in 1978 and 1982, and the subsequent occupation of southern Lebanon? They were finally driven out by Hezbollah very recently. And since then, they gave back the Sinai in exchange for recognition and some security guarantees - there are some US observors in the Sinai. To clarify, they rejected such terms from 1967 until 1973. After witnessing Egypt's military potential in the 1973 war, all of a sudden negotiations began. Note that Israel rejected UN peacekeepers following its 1956 invasion of Egypt, and rejected UN peacekeepers again in 1967 before their second invasion of Egypt. Tom