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Why Have the "Palestinian Papers" Appeared Now?


(Guardian-UK) Chris McGreal - Former U.S. Middle East peace negotiator Aaron David Miller said: "You have to ask yourself the question: why have these documents appeared now? The answer is that the Palestinians, as part of a campaign to gain international support and recognition for the legitimacy of Palestinian statehood and to increase pressure not only on the Israelis but the Americans, have chosen to say to the world: look, it's not so hard. Previous Israeli governments were interested in a serious negotiation. So why can't we have one now based on the principles that previous Israeli governments have agreed to?"
2011-01-24 08:32:43
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