Erekat: No Settlement Freeze Means No Negotiations - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Shlomi Eldar

Shlomi Eldar

Feb 14, 2013

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat (C) speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Amman November 6, 2012. REUTERS/Majed Jaber (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3A22U — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas [Abu Mazen], right, and chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat, center, speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Amman, Nov. 6, 2012. — REUTERS/Majed Jaber

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Israel Cannot Count on Egypt To Deal with Hamas

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Israeli Settler Dedicated His Life to Peace

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