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popo · 04-17-2004, 05:41 PM

Taba:

Where are the so-called cantons?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Sto...741842,00.html

Arafat approves Taba plan too late

Ewen MacAskill, diplomatic editor
Saturday June 22, 2002
The Guardian

The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, yesterday belatedly accepted a Middle East peace plan put forward 18 months ago by the then US president, Bill Clinton.
But the Israeli government said the offer, which was discussed by Israeli and Palestinian negotiators at Taba in Egypt in January last year, was no longer on the table.

The Israelis had claimed the Taba package was generous and that Mr Arafat had been foolish not to grab it. Mr Arafat had repeatedly insisted that it was far from generous.

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04-17-2004, 05:41 PM	#14 (permalink)
popo Psycho	Taba: Where are the so-called cantons? http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Sto...741842,00.html Arafat approves Taba plan too late Ewen MacAskill, diplomatic editor Saturday June 22, 2002 The Guardian The Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, yesterday belatedly accepted a Middle East peace plan put forward 18 months ago by the then US president, Bill Clinton. But the Israeli government said the offer, which was discussed by Israeli and Palestinian negotiators at Taba in Egypt in January last year, was no longer on the table. The Israelis had claimed the Taba package was generous and that Mr Arafat had been foolish not to grab it. Mr Arafat had repeatedly insisted that it was far from generous. ..."