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Saeb Erekat

Saeb Muhammad Salih Erekat (also Erikat or Erakat or Arekat; Arabic: ???? ???????? ???ib ?Urayq?t or ?R?q?t; born 28 April 1955) was the Palestinian chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee until 12 February 2011. He negotiated the Oslo Accords with Israel and remained chief negotiator from 1995 until May 2003, when he resigned in protest from the Palestinian government. He later reconciled with the party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003.

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I'm telling Palestinians, "Don't use violence." We're going to use the civilized means of internatio ...

“He is leaving without realizing his vision of a comprehensive developmental plan in Gaza.”

“This reflects the determination of the Israeli government to continue its policy of dictation rat ...

“We know in advance the Israeli style of negotiations, therefore we said we need the Americans wit ...

“This delay wasn't because of disputes or anger, but because we have to maximize our efforts to re ...

“President Abbas told the U.S. consul that carrying out collective punishments against the Palesti ...

“We asked the US administration to continue with its support and not to enforce collective punishm ...

“We urged all to respect the Palestinian people's democratic choice and to stay away from collecti ...

“We did not receive an official answer regarding holding elections in Jerusalem and the voting pro ...

“smear campaign aimed at continuing unilateral moves and dictation on the ground, rather than nego ...

“This attack just adds to the complexities of the situation and harms Palestinian interests. It's ...

“Of course, Mrs. Arafat did not mean poison gas, but tear gas. We agreed with President Clinton th ...

“We are just simply asking to fill the vacuum, the political and legal vacuum. There are many lega ...

“This is very dangerous and could easily go from bad to worse, ... It is not in the Israeli or Pal ...

“We expect their release by Monday.”