CATHERINE CALLAWAY, CNN ANCHOR: For a Palestinian perspective, we turn now to Hassan Abdel Rahman, the Palestinian representative to the U.S., who's joining us from Washington. Thank you very much for being with us again, sir. Were you able to hear Shimon Peres' comments there, and if so, what is your reaction to what he had to say?</s>HASSAN ABDEL RAHMAN, PALESTINIAN REP. TO THE U.S.: Well, I believe that Mr. Shimon Peres is speaking of resolution to</s>CALLAWAY: So, what is Arafat willing to bring to the table in the form of a compromise that he wasn't able to bring to the table in the past?</s>RAHMAN: Well, I mean, Yasser Arafat, what he is saying is that I'm accepting Israel as a state within its boundaries of 1967. Israel should accept the Palestinian state within the boundaries of 1967, period -- 22 percent for the Palestinians, 78 percent for Israel. That's how we can establish peace. That will allow us to coexist next to each other. This is a very, very important compromise, because the Palestinians -- there are many Palestinians who believe all of Palestine was Palestinian. In fact, even before I was born, when I was born, all of Palestine was Palestinian. Now, we for the sake of peace are saying to the Israelis, we will accept 22 percent of what was our homeland, and we will concede to you 78 percent. Please, don't try to come and share the 22 percent that is ours, because then you will be taking too much away from us, and this would not be acceptable to the Palestinian people. I think there is an international consensus over this. I think every single state in the world supports this Palestinian position.</s>CALLAWAY: Hassan Abdel Rahman, good luck to you.</s>RAHMAN: Thank you very much.</s>RAHMAN: Thank you.</s>CALLAWAY: And thank you for being with us.</s>RAHMAN: Thank you very much for having me.
Interview With Hassan Abdel Rahman