Notwithstanding the Israeli upgrading of the delegation by including Savit, who was a close associate of Paras, Savir's presence confirmed the Palestinian suspicion that Rabin was still not completely involved in the back channel. It was therefore significant that in the next session the Foreign Ministry's legal adviser Joel Singer, also known as an associate of Rabin, participated in the Israeli delegation.Singer's purpose was to a valuate the back channel and judge whether the concessions offered by the PLO were sincere and credible. After the sensation,Singer concluded in a report to Rabin that the PLO was prepared to reach an agreement and recommended that the negotiations proceed.
In the next meeting, Singer presented a draft he had prepared of a DOP to which the Palestinian negotiators reacted negatively, viewing it as a return to the beginning of the negotiation . Nevertheless,the two sides worked with the document, specifying those points on which they did not agree.