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History of Track Two Peace Negotiations: Interview with Hussein Agha
- Israel Studies
- Indiana University Press
- Volume 26, Number 1, Spring 2021
- pp. 47-72
- 10.2979/israelstudies.26.1.03
- Article
- Additional Information
ABSTRACT:
The article records my interview with Track Two Palestinian peace negotiator Hussein Agha. We discussed his own involvement in the peace process; the Oslo Accords; the Stockholm channel; the Beilin/Abu Mazen Agreement and Camp David 2000. We also discussed the qualities of the two Palestinian leaders who chose him for different assignments, Arafat and Abbas; the use of violence as a political weapon; Palestinian internal rivalries; the merits of Track Two negotiations, and the Palestinian Right of Return. The interview assesses the positive and negative lessons and implications of the peace process.