…according to this report in Haaretz based on information from Egypt. This article by MEMRI’s Steven Stalinsky is considerably less optimistic.
MEANWHILE: Here’s how Debka sees the situation –
Israel terms premature Egyptian claim of agreement with Palestinians on proposals to end conflict. DEBKAfile reports: Contrary to optimistic reports, Egypt, the Palestinians and Israel have not even found a basis for a truce accord. Abu Mazen tried and failed to persuade Hamas, Jihad Islami and Al Aqsa Brigades to agree to a limited ceasefire up to the Jan. 9 Palestinian elections.
Reports of Hamas’ acceptance of 1967 borders equally unfounded.
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1. chuck:I don’t want to be pessimistic, but I suspect a whole new generation or two will be required before there is a peace. No one has yet won or lost, and the effects of war propaganda are still engrained. Nor do I see the Palestinian leaders vying to promote peace, quite the opposite, and even if a majority were tired of war, I don’t see how they could overcome the power of the armed factions. So put me down as a pessimist. ‘Course, I don’t win all that many bets, either. This one I would be happy to lose.
Dec 7, 2004 - 11:40 am 2. Calico Jack:MEMRI is a great service, but it’s hard not to read it without becoming completely sceptical of the future of the Middle East.
Dec 7, 2004 - 12:00 pm 3. Wallace:…”significant progress” towards an “important understanding”. One can only hope for any sign of progress and certainly more understanding.
But an old axiom from my dim past in the Airborne Rangers concerning outcomes appears in my mind. “Expect the best but plan for the worst”.
Dec 7, 2004 - 2:43 pm