Transcript for Peace in the Middle East timeline

The Middle East summit meeting at Camp David is over. I'm the hard administration officials has a significant step toward peace has been taken up asylum. This document encompasses almost. All of the issues. Between the two judges and resolves those. Issues what we are witnessing here is the mechanic. A treaty of peace between agent and his room. The anger between Arabs and Israelis which was kept in check yesterday closed infirm but mostly polite language came right out into the open today name calling reached such a personal level for awhile it looked like the conference was a different the world today science. Prime minister Rabin and foreign minister for us and chairman Arafat's. The agreement grants only a measure of autonomy to a portion of the occupied lands Yasser Arafat extended his hand it's apathy. And after a moment's thought he took. There will be no Middle East he wants agreement this time. The biggest stumbling block was how to divide Jerusalem. And in the end that's is what doomed the books. First peace talks ended today with encouraging words two sides say there closer to a deal than ever higher level talks may begin as soon as next week in Beirut today the Arab summit meeting ended by endorsing the Saudi Arabian proposal. Or permanent normal relations between Israel and the Arab world in return. Or Arab lands and an acceptable solution for Palestinian refugees. The Bush Administration today unveiled his roadmap to peace in the Middle East and by whichever means a way to get to an independent Palestinian state. Palestinians. Must issue an unequivocal statement reiterating Israel's right to exist. Call for an immediate cease fire and dismantle terrorist capabilities and infrastructure and Israel must be issue and unequivocal statement affirming its commitment to an independent viable sovereign Palestinian state call for an immediate end to violence against Palestinians. And freeze all construction in Jewish settlements. In Switzerland today a group of Israelis and Palestinians unveiled a unique plan for peace in the Middle East they spent three years working on what they call the Geneva accords. Without any help from the current Israeli or Palestinian government's. There is a lot of it. National support. It took some effort but without handshake and the Israeli and Palestinian leaders agreed to launch their first serious peace talks in seven years in a joint statement the two sides agreed to begin continuous peace negotiations immediately that the US flag is monitoring mediator and to make every effort to reach a peace deal by the end of next year perhaps most significantly he doesn't Arab nations were represented here including Syria and Saudi Arabia and neither of which has diplomatic relations with Israel. It's a first time never before have Israeli Palestinian peace talks been supported by so many Arab nations the Palestinians say no building freeze no talks with the Israelis say that's an unacceptable precondition. US pressure on prime minister Netanyahu to extend the freeze has seen in ten. We believe that the moratorium should be extended. But so is the pressure on Palestinian president died last known to walk away United States will support our. Those who seek peace. Though we will denies supporting. And we will work to applying international pressure. Any elements that attempt to use force him to seize power.

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