Saeb Erekat is possibly one of the most famous Palestinian officials. He has been a negotiator and official for Palestine many years and is currently part of the Israeli-Fatah negotiations team, working towards establishing a Palestinian state.

Dunia Aqel, a Jordanian political activist that holds a degree in International Politics from Georgetown university and Khaled Sidqi, the founder and chief-in-editor of Interruptions, an experimental publication which focuses on environment, art and culture from Syria had the chance to ask Mr. Erikat about the Arab peace initiate. In this interview Ereikat explained that it is in the interest of the American Administration to push the Arab peace initiative.