It was a full moon night in the Egyptian town of Taba. The year 2001. The moonlight blessed the Shabbat dinner organized by the Israeli negotiators, led by the diplomat Shlomo Ben-Ami, and to which I had been invited to participate together with the Palestinian delegation.
Saeb Erekat and Abu Alaa chaired this delegation. The hope and enthusiasm for an Israeli-Palestinian peace was felt in the commitment and attitude shared by both delegations.
Saeb, my friend of the Palestinian soul, the tireless negotiator, authorized me together with his Israeli counterpart Gilead Sher to take note of the extraordinary advances to close a final agreement. This is what was called the “Taba Document.”