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To: jcky who wrote (43468)	9/12/2002 12:43:48 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

both selective memory and selective perception. Don't we all!

To: jcky who wrote (43468)	9/12/2002 12:50:38 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Respond to of 281500

Now you have both selective memory and selective perception What I clearly remember from December 2000, from watching what was said at that time, is that Erekat wanted Arafat to take the deal. The Palestinian negotiators knew it was the best deal that could be realistically achieved. It was turned down without a counter offer, and Arafat returned to the West Bank boasting, "I turned the table over on Clinton. I will never give up Right of Return." Later, when the Palestinians realized the diplomatic damage they had done to themselves, the stories began to change. Hanan Ashrawi said publicly that she was horrified at Arafat's pronouncements; he had spoken publicly to the diplomats of the West as if to a rally in Gaza. So the Palestinians went into damage control mode, and the talk of "bantustans" began. But this didn't really get going until about the summer of 2001. Meanwhile, the Palestinians shifted their diplomatic efforts to the streets and the suicide bombers. memri.org documents the changing positions if you're interested.