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Originally posted by popo
Where are the so-called cantons?
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I was referring to the Oslo agreements. Taba was unofficial and quickly tucked away by the Israelis. Beyond its symbolic value, it's useless. Why focus on talks that had no binding on an Israeli government, especially one that was about to be formed around a leader who was explicitly against Taba to begin with?
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After a week of off-and-on negotiations, senior Palestinian and Israeli negotiators announced they had never been more close to reaching agreement on final-status issues. But they had run out of political time. They couldn't conclude an agreement with Clinton now out of office and Barak standing for reelection in two weeks. "We made progress, substantial progress. We are closer than ever to the possibility of stiriking a final deal," said Shlomo Ben-Ami, Israel's negotiator. Saeb Erekat, Palestinian chief negotiator, said, "My heart aches because I know we were so close. We need six more weeks to conclude the drafting of the agreement."
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Two weeks later Barak was out of office, Sharon was in, and Taba was dead.
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