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Source: http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0207/24/qa.01.html
Did the Airstrike Undermine an Impending Agreement?
(CNN) - Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erakat: There was a serious internal Palestinian dialogue taking place over the last 20 days in the West Bank and Gaza, and I heard from my colleagues who were carrying out these meetings and this dialogue that a deal was done to declare a stoppage to suicide bombings and violence, to give the peace process a chance. Jim Clancy (CNN): Who had signed up to the deal? Erakat: The dialogue was going on between various political parties. I don't know the individuals who were involved in the deal. Dore Gold: All Israelis wish it was all true. But there is absolutely no indication that there was a deal - an internal Palestinian deal or an Israel-Palestinian deal - to stop Palestinian attacks against Israeli civilians. Clancy (CNN): Saeb Erakat said he just discussed it. Gold: He said he didn't even know who was involved in these negotiations. He also said he didn't even know who was involved in the negotiations that were reported in the London Times....As far as we're concerned, all these rumors are baseless.