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Originally Posted by Oxcoug
http://www.amazon.com/Missing-Peace-...2070345&sr=8-1
That's if you'd really like to get familiar with the subject.
Bottom line - the PLO violated nearly EVERY item it agreed to in the Declaration of Principles. In fact, while STILL in Oslo Arafat notoriously was telling Arab media (in a closed Arabic meeting) that he didn't take them seriously and that they were a means to an end.
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From the Washington Post review of the book:
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Still, when Ross steps back and reviews the trail of tears that the peace process became, he argues that both sides failed to live up to their commitments. Palestinian leaders failed to stop, and even gave support to, the suicide bombers, while Israelis never really eased the grip of their military occupation or stopped building and expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza.
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We know Clinton blamed Arafat, for not taking the crumbs that Israel offered. That's hardly news.