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How the Palestinian Authority Failed Its People (www.theatlantic.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sorry for the r*ddit link but here's a map of the camp David offer:

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/174j2vb/camp_david_peace_plan_proposal_2000/?depth=30

Clinton threw a hissy fit at Arafat because he didn't get this feather in his cap for his legacy. There has never been a serious offer from Israel.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Here's a later one:

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fcamp-david-summit-2000-israeli-palestinian-peace-proposal-v0-bf0sjyatcel81.jpg%3Fs%3D12050f876bf8f3c65ff49c0e5fa3cbe81f6070df

Point being that, depending on who you ask, Arafat decided to stop negotiating. Something Prince Bandar labelled criminal.

Rightly or wrongly, many Israelis seem to have come to the conclusion that any proposal would never be enough. Maybe the Palestinians could have gotten more out of it, it was clear that the Israeli PM was desperate to sign a deal, because he knew his future was riding on it. Arafat gained in popularity for taking a hard line. Israeli PM Barak predictably lost popularity and the election, because many Israelis thought he had gone too far.