Camp David negotations 2000

Professor Benny Morris outlines the negotiations between Israeli PM Ehud Barak and PLO leader Yasser Arafat at Camp David in 2000.

The right of return for refugees was one main issue.

Morris continues his lecture in the video "Bill Clinton's proposal for the Middle East conflict".

Professor Benny Morris gave this lecture in Norway Saturday 30 June 2007.

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[OBZ]

I don't think you remember, but Israel offered to return the land for peace after the '67 war, and the Arabs went to the Khartoum Conference to discuss it (read about it). They concluded:

1. No peace with Israel

2. No recognition of Israel

3. No negotiations with Israel

Since there was no treaty, Israel reserved the right not to give back the land. In '79, however, they signed a treaty with Egypt and returned Sinai, and same with Jordan in '94.

And don't try to make me feel bad, I know my shit

[OBZ]

That may be so, but any (good) Palestinian leader would realize that when the Israeli leader is making such a big concession, they should make a counter offer and discuss it. Arafat made no counter offer and 9 weeks later, started the second intifada.

[starcatcher2222]

@jonoberne So by your standards Israels reclaiming the territories Jordan inadmissably seized by war is perfectly legal and righted the wrong done in 1948.

[sterlingmenthol77]

so sad 2 read such comments

[WhoaJ30]

@jonoberne die Communist Muslim piece of shit.

[jonoberne]

Sorry, you've got to be kidding? Almost all of the territories was acquired in the 1967 war, the main framer even pointed to the inadmissibility of acquiring territories by war when questioned about the meaning of 242, stating categorically that Israel has to make a full withdrawal from the territories post-'67. You fail.

[jonoberne]

@WhoaJ30 You've got your story all mixed up. Israel gained most of the territories by war (1967). The age-old argument with regards to the exclusion of the word "the" was refuted by the main framer, who pointed to the principle of the inadmissibility of acquiring territories by war, and within that (obvious) context Israel has to make a full withdrawal from the post-'67 territories.

[alonee810]

@qwertypoiu4321 likewise buddy... likewise

[qwertypoiu4321]

@alonee810 Go ahead and respond when you have an actual response (there is no response).

[alonee810]

@qwertypoiu4321 whats the deal with you buddy??!!? you just copy-paste this one specific comment in every israel-palestine vid you encounter on youtube?!?!?!?! its not that good either, im sure you can do better.

[qwertypoiu4321]

Oslo was Israel rushing to stop any form of actual peace demanded by the First Intifada. After Oslo, Israel built hundreds of thousands of illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. At Camp David/Taba the Palestinians made exactly 100% of the concessions under international law, and Israel made exactly 0%. And then Israel ended the Taba talks when they were 6 weeks away from having peace.

Zionists have caused every conflict in Palestine they have ever had.

[JohnnyRock2000]

Israel started the negotiation saying they were keeping a chunk of the West Bank. Arafat could have started saying that they wanted all the West Bank and a chunk of Israel. Then they could have each negotiated back to the Green Line, meaning all Israeli colonies get the boot from the West Bank. Palestinians control their water and air space, just as a normal country would.