History of track two peace negotiations: Interview with Hussein Agha

Cohen-Almagor, Raphael

Abstract

© 2021 Indiana University. All rights reserved. The article records my interview with Track Two Palestinian peace negotiator Hussein Agha. We discussed his own involvement in the peace process; the Oslo Accords; the Stockholm channel; the Beilin/Abu Mazen Agreement and Camp David 2000. We also discussed the qualities of the two Palestinian leaders who chose him for different assignments, Arafat and Abbas; the use of violence as a political weapon; Palestinian internal rivalries; the merits of Track Two negotiations, and the Palestinian Right of Return. The interview assesses the positive and negative lessons and implications of the peace process.

Citation

Cohen-Almagor, R. (2021). History of track two peace negotiations: Interview with Hussein Agha. Israel Studies, 26(1), 47-72. https://doi.org/10.2979/israelstudies.26.1.03

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 14, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Nov 26, 2020
• Publication Date: Jan 12, 2021
• Deposit Date: Nov 26, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: May 27, 2022
• Journal: Israel Studies
• Print ISSN: 1084-9513
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 26
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 47-72
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2979/israelstudies.26.1.03
• Keywords: Abu Mazen; Agha; Arafat; Camp David; Israel; Oslo Accords; Palestinian Authority (PA); Peace negotiations; PLO
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3667161
• Publisher URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2979/israelstudies.26.1.03