Abbas: "I could have reached an agreement with Olmert"

by Steven Rosen  •  Dec 20, 2009 at 12:30 pm

http://www.meforum.org/blog/obama-mideast-monitor/2009/12/abbas-i-could-have-reached-an-agreement-with

Haaretz reports that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Asharq Al-Awsat, "I negotiated with [Olmert] and felt we could have reached an agreement." Abbas said a meeting had been scheduled to take place between negotiators Shalom Turgeman and Saeb Erekat, but that the start of Israel's offensive in Gaza effectively ended negotiations.

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