In the final months of Bill Clinton’s presidency, peace talks were held at Camp David to find a solution for the Middle East conflict. Despite progress, no deal was reached, leading to the second intifada and the rise of Hamas.
In the final months of Bill Clinton ’s presidency, he brokered a desperate push to find peace in the Middle East . The leaders are staying in separate cabins. Yasser Arafat and Ehud Barak taking turns to meet the US President. On the table, a deal for a Palestinian state encompassing 95 per cent of the West Bank , and all of Gaza . At Camp David nothing comes easily, not even walking through doorways.
The gaps remain substantial but there has been progress, and we must all be prepared to go the extra mile but this is really, really hard. Mr Arafat would incur the wrath of the entire Muslim world were he to relinquish Palestinian claims for sovereignty over East Jerusalem and its Al-Aqsa Mosque. There was no deal. What followed was the second intifada: five years of bloodshed and chaos and the rise of Hama
Peace Talks Camp David Middle East Bill Clinton Yasser Arafat Ehud Barak Palestinian State West Bank Gaza Second Intifada Hamas
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