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'''Saeb Erakat''' (Sa'ib Muhammad Salih 'Urayqat. {{lang-ar|صائب عريقات}}, born 1955) was the head of the ] Steering and Monitoring Committee which negotiated with ] regarding the ] from 1995. He resigned in May 2003 and was reappointed to the same post in September 2003. <ref name="BBC"> BBC News, ] ]</ref> '''Saeb Erakat''' (Sa'ib Muhammad Salih 'Urayqat. {{lang-ar|صائب عريقات}}, born 1955) was the head of the ] Steering and Monitoring Committee which negotiated with ] regarding the ] from 1995. He resigned in May 2003 and was reappointed to the same post in September 2003. <ref name="BBC"> BBC News, ] ]</ref>


Erekat has attended negotiations with Israel, including ] in 2000, and negotiations at ] in 2001. When ] was nominated to serve as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Legislative Council in early 2003, Erekat was slated to be part of the new cabinet and was assigned as the Minister of Negotiations, but he resigned after he was snubbed by being removed from a delegation to meet with Israeli Prime Minister ]. Erekat has attended negotiations with Israel, including ] in 2000, and negotiations at ] in 2001. When ] was nominated to serve as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Legislative Council in early 2003, Erekat was slated to be part of the new cabinet and was assigned as the Minister of Negotiations, but he resigned after he was snubbed by being removed from a delegation to meet with Israeli Prime Minister ].


Saeb Erekat was born on ] ] in ]. He is married with twin daughters and two sons. Erekat received an honorary BA and MA in International Relations at ], and he received an honorary 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 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 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 is currently part of the Israeli-Fatah negotiations team and is working to add Palestine next to Israel on the map in peace.<ref> Jerusalem Post, ] ]</ref> He has appeared on television as a representative for Palestinians, including during ] when he announced very high estimates of Palestinian deaths which were subsequently dismissed as anti-Israel propaganda. <ref> by IDF Capt. Jacob Dallal (res), former Deputy Director of the International Press Office of the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. Mirrored with permission by Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Committee website.</ref> Saeb Erekat is currently part of the Israeli-Fatah negotiations team and is working to add Palestine next to Israel on the map in peace.<ref> Jerusalem Post, ] ]</ref>

==Battle of Jenin controversy==
{{Main|Battle of Jenin}}

Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator in 2002, would commentate prominently and regularly on Western television stations as the representative for Palestinians, including during ].<ref name="JpostPen">, ], Dec. 26, 2002 (hosted on take-a-pen.org)</ref>

In April 2002, during the ], Palestinian representatives, Erekat being one of the most prominent among them, repeatedly claimed on international media that the Israeli army had indiscriminately massacred at least 500 Palestinian civilians in the refugee camp of ].<ref name="JpostPen"/> However, statements by Amnesty and Human Rights Watch said there was no evidence of a massacre, and Palestinian Fatah investigators claimed the death toll is 56, announced by ], the Fatah director for the Northern West Bank.<ref name="Qadoura56"> </ref> The UN put the final death toll at approx. 52 Palestinians, more than half of them armed fighters, and it concluded that there was a battle rather than a massacre as the Palestinians had charged; Israel lost 23 men.<ref name=UN> () - Pg 11-12, Para 52-53, 56-57</ref>

Erekat later came under heavy criticism in the U.S.<ref> while Israeli media leveled the accusation that "the international press prefers hype to facts."<ref></ref>

=== Statements about the fighting ===

In the April 10, 2002 interview with CNN's Bill Hemmer, Erekat said:
"I'm afraid to say that the number of Palestinian dead in the Israeli attacks have reached more than 500 now. And I think the number may increase once we discover the extent of the damage and the massacres committed in -- particularly in the Jenin refugee camp and in the whole city of ]."

On April 12, he repeated the charge on CNN:
"a real massacre was committed in the Jenin refugee camp." He added that 300 Palestinians were being buried in mass graves."

On April 15, Erakat continued his charges:
"And I stand by the term 'massacres' were committed in the refugee camps." He also began to refer to Israeli actions as "war crimes."

On April 17 Erekat stated on CNN that 500 Palestinians had been killed in Jenin. He suggested to ] that, "How about if we form an international commission of inquiry, let them go to Jenin with the equipment needed ... to get the results and to decide how many people were massacred. And we say the number will not be less than 500."<ref></ref>


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Saeb Erekat

Saeb Erakat (Sa'ib Muhammad Salih 'Urayqat. Template:Lang-ar, born 1955) was the head of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee which negotiated with Israel regarding the Oslo Accords from 1995. He resigned in May 2003 and was reappointed to the same post in September 2003.

Erekat has attended negotiations with Israel, including Camp David meetings in 2000, and negotiations at Taba in 2001. When Mahmoud Abbas was nominated to serve as Prime Minister of the Palestinian Legislative Council in early 2003, Erekat was slated to be part of the new cabinet and was assigned as the Minister of Negotiations, but he resigned after he was snubbed by being removed from a delegation to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

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.

Saeb Erekat is currently part of the Israeli-Fatah negotiations team and is working to add Palestine next to Israel on the map in peace.

Battle of Jenin controversy

Main article: Battle of Jenin

Saeb Erekat, the chief Palestinian negotiator in 2002, would commentate prominently and regularly on Western television stations as the representative for Palestinians, including during Operation Defensive Shield.

In April 2002, during the Battle of Jenin, Palestinian representatives, Erekat being one of the most prominent among them, repeatedly claimed on international media that the Israeli army had indiscriminately massacred at least 500 Palestinian civilians in the refugee camp of Jenin. However, statements by Amnesty and Human Rights Watch said there was no evidence of a massacre, and Palestinian Fatah investigators claimed the death toll is 56, announced by Qadoura Mousa, the Fatah director for the Northern West Bank. The UN put the final death toll at approx. 52 Palestinians, more than half of them armed fighters, and it concluded that there was a battle rather than a massacre as the Palestinians had charged; Israel lost 23 men.

Erekat later came under heavy criticism in the U.S.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

Statements about the fighting

In the April 10, 2002 interview with CNN's Bill Hemmer, Erekat said: "I'm afraid to say that the number of Palestinian dead in the Israeli attacks have reached more than 500 now. And I think the number may increase once we discover the extent of the damage and the massacres committed in -- particularly in the Jenin refugee camp and in the whole city of Nablus."

On April 12, he repeated the charge on CNN: "a real massacre was committed in the Jenin refugee camp." He added that 300 Palestinians were being buried in mass graves."

On April 15, Erakat continued his charges: "And I stand by the term 'massacres' were committed in the refugee camps." He also began to refer to Israeli actions as "war crimes."

On April 17 Erekat stated on CNN that 500 Palestinians had been killed in Jenin. He suggested to Wolf Blitzer that, "How about if we form an international commission of inquiry, let them go to Jenin with the equipment needed ... to get the results and to decide how many people were massacred. And we say the number will not be less than 500."

See also

References

  1. Profile: Saeb Erakat BBC News, 4 September 2003
  2. Q & A with Saeb Erekat Jerusalem Post, 1 February 2005
  3. ^ "Liar, liar" by Bret Stephens, Jerusalem Post, Dec. 26, 2002 (hosted on take-a-pen.org)
  4. 'Jenin "massacre" reduced to death toll of 56' by Paul Martin, Washington Times (host site) (mirror host)
  5. UN Report on Jenin (Source PDF) - Pg 11-12, Para 52-53, 56-57
  6. CNN Transcripts: 'Secretary Powell Leaves Middle East Empty Handed; Palestinians Remain Under Israeli Siege'

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