Saeb Erekat
Saeb Erekat
Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekatwas the Palestinian chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He later reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 April 1955
peace words
His words are (that) he won't give us anything on Jerusalem, on the (West Bank) settlements, on our refugees. What kind of peace can we make with those words?
carry committed fully games honestly implement page providing
We are fully committed to carry out all our obligations emanating from this report, providing that we implement honestly and without any games -- the full report, page to page, without being selective.
believe final issues peace reserved status talk
I believe this pre-empts and prejudges issues that are reserved for final status negotiations. Any talk of pre-empting and prejudging is counterproductive to the peace process.
decided security york
He decided not to go to New York because of the (Israeli) handover of the (Gaza) settlements and the security situation.
lack major peace problem process trust
I think we have a major problem in the lack of credibility of the peace process and the trust between the two sides.
carried efforts obstacles peace president program reasons undermine
I think we have 3,000 more obstacles to peace and we will have, if this program is carried out, 3,000 reasons to undermine President Bush's efforts for a two-state solution.
obstacles serious talks
We had in-depth discussions and very serious talks on all issues. There were no results. The differences and obstacles are still there.
agreed gaps meet remain serious today
We had in-depth and serious discussions. There was nothing new today and the gaps remain where they are. We agreed to meet tomorrow.
advise exists gap meeting raising
I would not advise raising any expectations. Today's meeting demonstrated that there is a gap that exists between the two sides.
invite reach resume sharon talks
We invite Mr. Sharon to resume final-status talks so we can reach the end game.
final issues jewish outcome reserved sides status talks water
Refugees, Jerusalem, borders, Jewish settlements and water are issues reserved to the final-status talks between the two sides and nothing should pre-empt or pre-judge the outcome of the final status talks before they begin.
affects annual budget cutting disaster fund president spell
President Abbas has reiterated that cutting off fund for infrastructure or the annual budget will spell a humanitarian disaster that affects all people.
mentality start thinking
start thinking in the mentality of a partner.
equipment europeans help partners provide technology train
We need the help of the Europeans to train us, to provide us with the technology needed, with the equipment with the machines, and they're going to be our partners in this,