Obama Tour Must Aid Palestinian Peace Effort, Erekat Says
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Palestinian leaders are counting on President Barack Obama’s visit this month to bolster peace prospects with Israel and help stem the frustration that has led to renewed violence, chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said.
“Take the element of hope from the minds of Palestinians and Israelis and you’re going to have disasters,” Erekat said in an interview at his office in Jericho, days after returning from preparatory talks in Washington. “We’ve been there before and we don’t want this to happen.”