agreement on may 5th, 1906. i found myself back in the familiar surroundings of the hilton taba. i wondered about the 3 years that had passed since i 1st met abu allah and also since then our lives have become a combination of promise and wish the process was started and withstood tremendous trials. 'd since the 1st day and all slow and up until this current exchange in may, 961001 100 days of peace talks had passed. when we said our farewells that day, i never imagined that it would be my last and final meeting with abu alaa, in my official role as head of the israeli negotiating team. if i had known it was all going to end, maybe i would have come up with something more intelligent to say to him. but all i said to him was. 'd see you soon, my friend nearly 80 percent of israel's 4000000 voters