Saeb Erakat was the chief of the PLO Steering and Monitoring Committee, from which he negotiated with Israel regarding the Oslo Accords from 1995 until his resignation in protest from the Palestinian government, in May 2003. He quickly reconciled with his party, and was reappointed to the post in September 2003. Erekat has participated in numerous peace negotiations with Israel, including Camp David meetings in 2000, and negotiations at Taba in 2001. Wikipedia
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. www.geocities.com/aunursa/jewish/israel/jenin.html
Contrary to the repeated televised charges of Saeb Erakat and other Palestinian spokesmen, "hundreds" of Palestinians were not killed. www.jcpa.org/art/brief1-22.htm
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From CNN to the BBC to Al-Jazeera, Erekat condemns the suicide bombing while calling on the United States to de-escalate tensions. www.sfsu.edu/%7Esfsumag/archive/fall_winter_03/peace.html
