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...consumed most of the talks hosted by Zinni - of the prelude to implementing the Mitchell Report. And the Mitchell recommendations are squarely based entirely on the premise of helping the two sides find a way back to the final status negotiations that began at Camp David and ended at Taba, two weeks before Ariel Sharon's election. Senator Mitchell and his team had been sent to find a way to reattach the wheels to the Barak-Arafat peace effort. But 15 months later, General Zinni is dealing with an entirely different Israeli leadership, a considerably altered Palestinian political dynamic...
Negotiations in summer 2000, of which President Clinton is host, break down over Jerusalem and the rights of Palestinian refugees. They resume in 2001 in Taba, Egypt, but fail again...
...close down the intifada now, Arafat and his aides say they require a resumption of political talks. But whereas Sharon has previously made clear that his idea of the final boundaries of a Palestinian state are considerably less than those offered by his predecessor at the Camp David and Taba talks, Arafat may be expecting at least Taba, if not more...
...idea that Israel should recognize a contiguous Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza with minor border adjustments is a solid basis on which to build a more comprehensive peace. In the end, agreements involving refugees, control of Jerusalem and security guarantees should closely resemble those offered in Taba in January 2001, the last concerted effort toward brokering peace...
...Sharon can preserve that image until election day, he should win. There are some possible surprises, though. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators working in Taba, Egypt, could spring a last-minute peace deal on the world. Even if that happens, it may be hard to erase Sharon's 18-point lead in opinion polls...