Deep frustrations with Obama - The #Palestine_Papers - Al Jazeera English
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Mitchell: Again I tell you that President Obama does not accept prior decisions by Bush. Don’t use this because it can hurt you. Countries are bound by agreements – not discussions or statements.
Erekat: But this was an agreement with Sec. Rice.
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[US state department legal adviser Jonathan] Schwartz: It is not legally binding – not an agreement.
Erekat: For God’s sake, she said to put it on the record. It was the basis for the maps.