Introducing The Palestine Papers

PA's foreknowledge of the Gaza war? Did the PA know about the Gaza war in advance? That's a question raised by several exchanges  in The Palestine Papers.              Background Introducing The Palestine Papers Al Jazeera has obtained more than 1,600 internal documents from a decade of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. Glossary We've compiled a list of the most frequently-used terms from The Palestine Papers. Frequently asked questions What are these papers? Why are they in English? We answer the most common questions. Key Documents Meeting Minutes: 4th Plenary Meeting on Territory March 31, 2008 Meeting Summary: Saeb Erekat and George Mitchell October 1, 2009 Meeting Minutes: Saeb Erekat and George Mitchell October 2, 2009 Meeting Minutes: Saeb Erekat and General James Jones October 21, 2009 NSU Analysis of PA Media Interviews January 18, 2009 Analysis The al-Madhoun assassination David Poort 25 Jan 2011 20:08 GMT Documents include handwritten notes of 2005 exchange between PA and Israel on plan to kill Palestinian fighter in Gaza. Expelling Israel's Arab population? Israeli negotiators, including Tzipi Livni, proposed "swapping" some of Israel's Arab villages into a Palestinian state. Gregg Carlstrom Last Modified: 24 Jan 2011 19:59 GMT PA selling short the refugees Palestinian Authority proposed that only a handful of the nearly six million Palestinian refugees be allowed to return. Laila Al-Arian Last Modified: 25 Jan 2011 10:49 GMT Deep frustrations with Obama Obama pressured PA negotiators to restart talks and refused to honour one of the Bush administration's key promises. Gregg Carlstrom Last Modified: 24 Jan 2011 19:42 GMT Qurei to Livni: "I'd vote for you" The Palestine Papers reveal that Kadima's leaders refused to compromise on even the most basic issues. Gregg Carlstrom Last Modified: 24 Jan 2011 19:41 GMT Erekat's solution for the Haram The PA's chief negotiator suggested unprecedented compromises on the division of Jerusalem and its holy sites. Clayton Swisher Last Modified: 23 Jan 2011 14:39 GMT PA lobbying blocked Shalit swap Ali Abunimah 26 Jan 2011 19:39 GMT The PA blocked potential prisoner swaps that would have freed thousands of Palestinians and Shalit.