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December 31, 2008
No. 12582

Senior PA Official: We Should Have Extended 'Tahdiya'

Adli Sadeq, senior Palestinian Foreign Ministry official and columnist for the Palestinian daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, wrote that the Palestinians' immediate aim was a ceasefire – that is, a tahdiya for a tahdiya.

In his view, before the Israeli operation began the Palestinians could have obtained more in exchange for extending the tahdiya – perhaps even Israeli agreement to opening the Rafah crossing – while today they are forced to settle for a ceasefire.

Source: Al-Hayat Al-Jadida , Palestinian Authority, December 31, 2008

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