Analysis

Three Times The Palestinians Turned Down A Deal For Statehood

“The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.”

Ian Haworth
Three Times The Palestinians Turned Down A Deal For Statehood
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On the subject of relations between Israel and Arab nations, Israeli diplomat Abba Eban said in 1973, “The Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.”

This famous quip is a light and yet brutally honest summation of the decades-long “quest for peace” between Israel and the Palestinians.

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