Saeb Erekat and Doha Forum
Dr. Jassim Taqui
In one of the sessions of Doha Forum, the Palestinian top negotiator with Israel Saeb Erekat talked about the Palestinian issue with bitterness. He was very critical of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the extent of drawing a parallel between him and Erekat pressed for the two-state solution and declared support to the French President initiative on the Middle East. He forewarned that if the independent Palestinian state was not established, ISIS could advance in the West Bank and Israel itself, which might spread doom in the region.
Surprisingly, Erekat ignored the initiative of the Egyptian President Abdul Fattah Al Sisi who offered mediation between Palestinian factions and Israel, which was welcomed by all regional and international powers.
One outstanding outcome of the Doha Forum was the stance of the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani who stressed that peace could not be achieved unless Israel ended its occupation of the Palestinian territories including Jerusalem. His speech was delivered by Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani while he was in attendance.
The Emir reflected the sentiments of participants of Doha Summit by condemning repression, tyranny, double standards, violation of human rights and basic freedom. He went on to categorizing such policies as threats to human security.
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