re: #56 lawhawk

It wasn’t his offer, it was Israel’s Ehud Barak who offered up a deal. Arafat didn’t even dignify the offer with a response. He rejected it out of hand and the 2d Intifada ensued shortly thereafter.

Arafat’s Fatah (which is the largest faction of the PLO and is part of the PA) answered a peace initiative with an uprising that saw an uptick in terrorism and attacks.

The PNA is under new management. We can either dwell on past grudges and failures or we can move forward. Abbas and Olmert moved forward. Hopefully we keep moving that way.