Analysis of Palestinian Negotiation Strategies

Abu Ammar gave up 77% of Palestine, hoping that

he would get 23%, only to discover they were negotiating over the

23%. First, they gave him Gaza and Jericho, which were

1.8% of Palestine. Then they came to give him the West Bank. What did they do to him?

A, B, and C. C was 60% of the West Bank, and B was 20%

and A was 20%. In the end, he would get 10% of

Palestine at best. That was the offer at Camp David

and without Jerusalem. Palestine is one hundred percent ours today, yesterday,

tomorrow, and a hundred years from now. The occupier's theory in dealing with you is as

follows: You offer a concession, and he says, yes, offer concessions

based on pressure, so let's pressure him more to get more concessions.

You refuse to offer concessions, and he says, this one is stubborn, we must

break him with pressure. When he discovers that pressure will not break you,

he starts reconsidering his calculations. The more steadfast you are, the more

he is forced to reconsider his calculations. He will apply pressure and try to break you,

but at some point he will realize that all this is meaningless and go to negotiations.