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Originally Posted by _Q_
Yes, and it seems as though talks broke down because it was just a few weeks before the Israeli election. It also seems as though Arafat ultimately accepted the terms of those talks, with the incoming Sharon administration canceling any agreements made.
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Arafat said he would accept 18 months later. At that point there were no negotiations. So it's impossible to say he would have actually pulled the trigger.
I do agree that having Likud, who is the current Israeli government, in power is most certainly not conducive to a peace deal. In fact, they do many many things that actively make a peace deal impossible.