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of Aptos, CA
Oct 1999
time: 21:20
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Now that Sharon has acted, Arafat has become reasonable. He has "agreed" to the Clinton plan.
Peace is at hand.
JERUSALEM (AP) - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is prepared to accept a Mideast peace plan put forward by then-U.S. President Bill Clinton in December 2000, the Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Friday.
In an interview at his Ramallah headquarters, Arafat told Haaretz reporter Akiva Eldar that he would take the Clinton plan without changes, Eldar told The Associated Press on Friday. "I am prepared to accept it, absolutely," Eldar quoted Arafat as saying, and he endorsed the points of the plan one by one, Eldar said.
Palestinian officials could not immediately be reached for comment on Friday.
Clinton presented the plan after a July summit meeting between Arafat and then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak broke down without an agreement. According to the plan, the Palestinians would set up a state in 95 percent of the West Bank and all of Gaza and would gain sovereignty over Arab quarters in Jerusalem and a hotly disputed holy site.
The plan also called on the Palestinians to drastically scale back their demand for all refugees and their descendants from the 1948-49 war that followed Israel's creation, about 4 million people, to have the right to return to their original homes.
After Clinton presented his plan, the Palestinians said they accepted it with "deep reservations," asking for clarifications about all the key points.
Talks continued until late January 2001 but ended without agreement just before a special election, in which Barak was soundly defeated by hawkish Ariel Sharon. At that point, both Israel and the United States said their proposals were off the table.
Now Arafat is willing to sign on to the Clinton plan, Eldar wrote, calling it the first time the Palestinian leader has endorsed it. Arafat said Israel would receive sovereignty over the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem and the Western Wall, the last remaining remnant of the compound of the Jewish Temples, Judaism's holiest site.
Also, Arafat said he would be prepared for modifications in the line between Israel and the West Bank and exchanges of territory with Israel, principles the Palestinians have balked at up to now. The official Palestinian demand has been that Israel must pull back to the 1949 cease-fire line, relinquishing all of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and east Jerusalem and dismantling all Jewish settlements there.
Arafat did not repeat the demand for the right of return of all the refugees and their families to Israel, Eldar said. Instead, he said, a solution must be found for the 200,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, adding that he was calling on European and other world bodies to help. Israel has refused to take in large numbers of refugees. Lebanon says there are 350,000 refugees there.
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Lincoln
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All we need now is for Clinton to get Sharon and Arafat to shake hands. I just heard that Bush is not going to make his speech (for Pal statehood) now. I am not holding my breath here. Hamas will blow something up if it looks like anything moderate starts to take form.
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MBD
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"wonder how long it will take before it's crushed brutally?"
probably just a few minutes.
Arafat probably understands that there's virtually no way the Israelis will agree to this, but it makes him look like the one who's trying to find a diplomatic solution.
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MBD
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I don't think he HAS a plan, certainly not a long-term one.
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Eli
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Jul 2000
time: 07:20
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Oh he has... He has...
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markusf
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quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
He "agrees" for now, because it suits his plan. |
I dunno, i really don't think hes got that much control. Maybe now some of the more moderates are backing him, he can accept that plan.
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markusf
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quote:
Originally posted by Fez
Arafat is no moderate. He is a terrorist. |
So is isreal, whats your point?
Arafat can't do a damn thing without having moderates on side. He basically has to ask permission before he's allowed to do anything.
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Bereta_Eder
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panag, if arafat, somehow is no more the leader of the palestinian authority, who would you like in his position?
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panag
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MY WORDS ARE BACKED WITH BIO-CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Oct 2000
time: 07:20
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quote:
Originally posted by paiktis22
panag, if arafat, somehow is no more the leader of the palestinian authority, who would you like in his position? |
hi ,
 , replace the spam with something else , ...
first of all the have the right to vote , like all citizens , ...
it should be someone who never had any blood on his or her hands , ...
and someone who is "elected" , ....
some-one who has a seat in the Knesset , ...
that should be a start , Sirotnikov , Eli , what do you say , ...
have a nice night
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