Title: From Oslo to Jerusalem : the Palestinian story of the secret negotiations /
Authors: Qurayʻ, Aḥmad.
Publisher: I.B. Tauris ; Distributed in the United States and Canada by Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Arab-Israeli conflict Peace; Peace-building Palestine.; Peace-building Israel.; Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes.
Abstract: Prime Minister of the emerging Palestinian state, Ahmed Qurie, unveils for the first time his record of the 1993 Oslo negotiations. Qurie, also known as Abu Ala, was pivotal to the Oslo and post-Oslo talks, and the real, if volatile, friendships he formed with his Israeli counterparts Uri Savir and Shimon Peres helped create a fundamental shift in both sides' perception of the other.
Contents: Introduction -- A dream come true: from Oslo to Abu Dis -- The road to Oslo: the camel and the eye of the needle -- Beginnings: the PLO and Norway -- The hook and the bait -- Taking the plunge -- Straight talking: optimism -- More straight talking: pessimism -- Slow progress: a low point -- The suave diplomat: Savir takes the stage -- The lawyer colonel: a rough customer -- The olive branch: singer makes amends -- Expectations: Gressheim: the surprise -- They drank from the same glass: disaster looms -- The war of documents: the kamikaze approach -- A new beginning -- The beginning of the end: the agreement is initialled -- Closing the circle -- The handshake in Washington: the royal gateway across the ocean -- Philosophy, strategy and tactics.