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Saeb Erekat was born on ] ] in ]. He is married with twin daughters and two sons. Erekat received a BA and MA in International Relations at ], and he received a doctorate in ] at the ] in England. He returned to lecture in Political Science at the ] in the West Bank town of ], and also served for 12 years on the editorial board{{cn}} of Palestinian newspaper ]. Erekat is the author of eight books and numerous research papers on foreign policy, oil and conflict resolution. He also served as secretary general of the Arab Studies Society. Saeb Erekat was born on ] ] in ]. He is married with twin daughters and two sons. Erekat received a BA and MA in International Relations at ], and he received a doctorate in ] at the ] in England. He returned to lecture in Political Science at the ] in the West Bank town of ], and also served for 12 years on the editorial board{{Fact|date=January 2008}} of Palestinian newspaper ]. Erekat is the author of eight books and numerous research papers on foreign policy, oil and conflict resolution. He also served as secretary general of the Arab Studies Society.


== Chief Negotiator == == Chief Negotiator ==
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Erekat, the most prominent representative on Western television stations for the Palestinians,<ref name="JpostPen">, ], Dec. 26, 2002 (hosted on take-a-pen.org) ()</ref> came under criticism after Palestinian spokesmen, himself included, characterized Israel's operations in Jenin as a "massacre" since its early stages.<ref name=Rice></ref><ref name="JpostPen"/><ref></ref> Erekat repeated unsubstantiated claims that the Israeli army had indiscriminately massacred at least 500 Palestinian civilians in the refugee camp of ],<ref name="JpostPen">, ], Dec. 26, 2002 (hosted on take-a-pen.org) ()</ref><ref name=Rice/> and "that witnesses told me that they dug graveyards and have buried a lot of people."<ref></ref> Claims which were widely refuted as being false<ref name="Qadoura56"> </ref><ref name=UN> () - Pg 11-12, Para 52-53, 56-57</ref>. Israeli media leveled the accusation that "the international press prefers hype to facts." and accused Erekat of being a liar.<ref>, ]</ref><ref name="JpostPen"/> Erekat, the most prominent representative on Western television stations for the Palestinians,<ref name="JpostPen">, ], Dec. 26, 2002 (hosted on take-a-pen.org) ()</ref> came under criticism after Palestinian spokesmen, himself included, characterized Israel's operations in Jenin as a "massacre" since its early stages.<ref name=Rice></ref><ref name="JpostPen"/><ref></ref> Erekat made controversial claims that 500 Palestinian civilians had been killed in the refugee camp of ],<ref name="JpostPen">, ], Dec. 26, 2002 (hosted on take-a-pen.org) ()</ref><ref name=Rice/><ref></ref>. These claims were widely disputed.<ref name="Qadoura56"> </ref><ref name=UN> () - Pg 11-12, Para 52-53, 56-57</ref><ref>, ]</ref><ref name="JpostPen"/>


===Jewish state controversy=== ===Jewish state controversy===
Erekat, part of the Israeli-Fatah negotiations team has been noted by the Israeli media and criticized for stating in November 2007 that the Palestinians will not accept Israel as 'Jewish state' and for his radio statement that, ''"no state in the world connects its national identity to a religious identity."'' ], the Israeli Prime minister was noted replying that, ''"We won't hold negotiations on our existence as a Jewish state, this is a launching point for all negotiations,"'' while others noted the fallacy in Erekat's latter claim regarding religious identities.<ref>, (])</ref><ref></ref><ref>, ]</ref><ref>, ]</ref> Erekat, part of the Israeli-Fatah negotiations team has been noted by the Israeli media and criticized for stating in November 2007 that the Palestinians will not accept Israel as 'Jewish state' and for his radio statement that, ''"no state in the world connects its national identity to a religious identity."'' ], the Israeli Prime minister was noted replying that, ''"We won't hold negotiations on our existence as a Jewish state, this is a launching point for all negotiations,"'' while others noted the fallacy in Erekat's latter claim regarding religious identities.<ref>, (])</ref><ref></ref><ref>, ]</ref><ref>, ]</ref>


==See also== ==See also==

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Saeb Erekat

Saeb Erakat (Sa'ib Muhammad Salih 'Urayqat. Template:Lang-ar, born 1955 in Jerusalem) is the chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee. 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 quickly reconciled with his party and was reappointed to the post in September 2003. Saeb Erekat is currently part of the Israel-Fatah negotiations team working to establish a Palestinian state.

Personal life

Saeb Erekat was born on April 28 1955 in Jerusalem. He is married with twin daughters and two sons. Erekat received a BA and MA in International Relations at San Francisco State University, and he received a doctorate in Peace Studies at the University of Bradford in England. He returned to lecture in Political Science at the An-Najah National University in the West Bank town of Nablus, and also served for 12 years on the editorial board of Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds. Erekat is the author of eight books and numerous research papers on foreign policy, oil and conflict resolution. He also served as secretary general of the Arab Studies Society.

Chief Negotiator

Erekat has participated in numerous peace negotiations with Israel. He was deputy head of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Conference in 1991 and the 1992-1993 follow-up talks in Washington. In 1995, he served as Chief Negotiator for the Palestinians during the Oslo period, including the Camp David meetings in 2000 and the negotiations at Taba in 2001. He also acted as Yasser Arafat's interpreter from English. When Mahmoud Abbas was nominated to serve as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Legislative Council in early 2003, Erekat was slated to be Minister of Negotiations in the new cabinet, but he soon resigned after he was excluded from a delegation to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. This was interpreted as part of an internal Palestinian power struggle between Abbas and Arafat. Erekat was later reappointed to his post and participated in the 2007 Annapolis Conference, where he took over from Ahmed Qureia during an impasse and helped hammer out a joint declaration.

Controversies

Battle of Jenin controversy

Main article: Battle of Jenin

Erekat, the most prominent representative on Western television stations for the Palestinians, came under criticism after Palestinian spokesmen, himself included, characterized Israel's operations in Jenin as a "massacre" since its early stages. Erekat made controversial claims that 500 Palestinian civilians had been killed in the refugee camp of Jenin,. These claims were widely disputed.

Jewish state controversy

Erekat, part of the Israeli-Fatah negotiations team has been noted by the Israeli media and criticized for stating in November 2007 that the Palestinians will not accept Israel as 'Jewish state' and for his radio statement that, "no state in the world connects its national identity to a religious identity." Ehud Olmert, the Israeli Prime minister was noted replying that, "We won't hold negotiations on our existence as a Jewish state, this is a launching point for all negotiations," while others noted the fallacy in Erekat's latter claim regarding religious identities.

See also

References

  1. Profile: Saeb Erakat BBC News, 4 September 2003
  2. Q & A with Saeb Erekat Jerusalem Post, 1 February 2005
  3. Ha'aretz: Annapolis joint statement was completed with just minutes to spare (28 Nov 2007)
  4. ^ "Liar, liar" by Bret Stephens, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 26, 2002 (hosted on take-a-pen.org) (source)
  5. ^ CNN Transcripts: Interview with Condoleezza Rice; Last Chance for Arafat?; How to Best Protect the Cockpit?
  6. JCPA Issue Brief: What Really Happened in Jenin?
  7. CNN Transcripts: 'Interview With Ariel Sharon'
  8. 'Jenin "massacre" reduced to death toll of 56' by Paul Martin, Washington Times (host site) (mirror host)
  9. UN Report on Jenin (Source PDF) - Pg 11-12, Para 52-53, 56-57
  10. 'Jenin massacre syndrome' by Sever Plocker, Yedioth Ahronoth
  11. Erekat: Palestinians will not accept Israel as 'Jewish state' by Barak Ravid, (Haaretz)
  12. 'Israel and Palestinians: The crucial issue' by Ami Isseroff
  13. 'Palestinians have no right to decide Israel's identity' by Rabbi Aaron Bergman, The Detroit News
  14. 'Defining a Nation', The Forward

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