The Re'ut Institute, headed by Gary Greenstein, former spokesman for Ehud Barak, wrote that Abu Mazen cannot be trusted and that Israel's present policy is going to end in a severe crisis. The Re'ut research project states that Abu Mazen's statements show that "Israel and the PA have opposing approaches in relation to a Palestinian state and temporary borders in the second stage of the Road Map [proposed by U.S. President George Bush]."
"Israel wants to establish a temporary Palestinian state without a discussion on the final borders, 'right of return' and Jerusalem," states the paper. "The Arabs say an agreement on a Palestinian state with temporary borders is not possible without guarantees for a final state (a return to 1967 borders, right of return or compensation). Therefore, a dead-end is expected."
Greenstein worked with Barak, who agreed to give Yasser Arafat control of virtually all of Judea, Samaria and Gaza, including large parts of Jerusalem, just months prior to the breakout of the Oslo War. Project Re'ut states that its mission is "to help secure Israel's Jewish and democratic way of life, which can only materialize in the context of a two-state solution."
Greenstein added that Abu Mazen actually has reiterated the same demands as Arafat: "On the one hand, Abu Mazen accepts the Road Map, but on the other hand, he rejects the idea of two states."
The report argues that Abu-Mazen plays "two sides of the street" and that the solution must be continued unilateral actions by Israel.
"Israel wants to establish a temporary Palestinian state without a discussion on the final borders, 'right of return' and Jerusalem," states the paper. "The Arabs say an agreement on a Palestinian state with temporary borders is not possible without guarantees for a final state (a return to 1967 borders, right of return or compensation). Therefore, a dead-end is expected."
Greenstein worked with Barak, who agreed to give Yasser Arafat control of virtually all of Judea, Samaria and Gaza, including large parts of Jerusalem, just months prior to the breakout of the Oslo War. Project Re'ut states that its mission is "to help secure Israel's Jewish and democratic way of life, which can only materialize in the context of a two-state solution."
Greenstein added that Abu Mazen actually has reiterated the same demands as Arafat: "On the one hand, Abu Mazen accepts the Road Map, but on the other hand, he rejects the idea of two states."
The report argues that Abu-Mazen plays "two sides of the street" and that the solution must be continued unilateral actions by Israel.