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Originally posted by SLM3
Stayed and negotiated what? Camp David was a joke and an insult. Look at the maps put forth (hard to find in the US, conveniently enough). They exist, and if you look at one you'll see what I mean.
You think Arafat alone launched this latest Intifada? You don't think Sharon played any part in provoking the tired, desperate, and angry people? You remember Sharon's armed visit to the Temple Mount in September, 2000?
Nothing official was ever offered at Taba, it was a series of informal talks that were broken off by the Israelis. If anything, Arafat should have gone public with some of the things they talked about in an attempt to give his people some hope.
SLM3
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Sorry, but everyone knows that this war was launched purposely by Arafat, and was not some spontaneous uprising. His PA and Fatah men have long admitted this.
As far as maps negotiated in Camp David and Taba, I've seen them many times. It's not tough to find, contrary to your conspiracy theories.
If you want to see a map of Israel's proposal in Taba, go here (a Palestinian source:
http://www.passia.org/palestine_fact.../taba2001.html
The Taba talks ended with both sides putting out a joint statement saying:
"The sides declare that they have never been closer to reaching an agreement and it is thus our shared belief that the remaining gaps could be bridged with the resumption of negotiations following the Israeli elections."
Then, Barak had heard what Arafat had said just 2 days earlier at the Workd Economic Forum:
"The current Government of Israel is waging, for the last four months, a savage and barbaric war, as well as, a blatant and fascist military aggression against our Palestinian people. In this aggression it is using internationally prohibited weapons and ammunitions that include in their construction depleted uranium"
http://palestineaffairscouncil.org/arafat_economic.htm (A Palestinian source)
Then Barak officially broke off Taba and I for one don't blane him one bit.