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And yet so far--Quest for Mideast peace: how and why it failed / Deborah Sontag.

by Sontag, Deborah; Lynfield, Ben; Barr, Cameron W; SIRS Publishing, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: SIRS Enduring Issues 2002Article 52Global Issues. Publisher: New York Times, 2001; Christian Science Monitor (United Media), 2001ISSN: 1522-3221;.Subject(s): Arafat, Yasir | Barak, Ehud | Peres, Shimon | Sharon, Ariel | Clinton, Bill | Hamas | Palestinian Authority | Camp David Summit Conferences | Middle East peace conferences, 1991- | Arab-Israeli conflict -- Peace | Israel -- History | Israel -- Politics and governmentDDC classification: 050 Summary: QUEST FOR MIDEAST PEACE: HOW AND WHY IT FAILED? -- This article focuses on the Camp David meetings between then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to explore why the Middle East peace process failed. The meetings were hosted by former-President Bill Clinton. "Many now agree that all the parties, not just Arafat, were to blame." (NEW YORK TIMES)Summary: ALL SIDES CLOSE IN ON ARAFAT -- "Simultaneously blamed for sponsoring terrorism and charged with stopping it, Mr. Arafat is caught between a US-endorsed Israeli ultimatum and the demands of his own people." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article describes the difficult situation that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat faces as he tries to balance appeasing both Israel and militant factions in Palestine at the same time.Summary: SHARON PUSHES, PERES PULLS -- This article explores the difficulties in maintaining a unity government between Israeli's Likud and Labor parties. "Their partnership raises a difficult question: Are the signs of uncompromising nationalism from [Likud leader Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon and his predilection for military solutions to be taken at face value? Or is this a government flexible enough to navigate toward the end of bloodletting provided there are enabling steps on the Palestinian side?" (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR)
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Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002.

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Originally Published: And Yet So Far--Quest for Mideast Peace: How and Why It Failed, July 26, 2001; pp. A1+.

Originally Published: All Sides Close in on Arafat.

Originally Published: Sharon Pushes, Peres Pulls, Oct. 31, 2001; pp. n.p.

QUEST FOR MIDEAST PEACE: HOW AND WHY IT FAILED? -- This article focuses on the Camp David meetings between then-Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to explore why the Middle East peace process failed. The meetings were hosted by former-President Bill Clinton. "Many now agree that all the parties, not just Arafat, were to blame." (NEW YORK TIMES)

ALL SIDES CLOSE IN ON ARAFAT -- "Simultaneously blamed for sponsoring terrorism and charged with stopping it, Mr. Arafat is caught between a US-endorsed Israeli ultimatum and the demands of his own people." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article describes the difficult situation that Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat faces as he tries to balance appeasing both Israel and militant factions in Palestine at the same time.

SHARON PUSHES, PERES PULLS -- This article explores the difficulties in maintaining a unity government between Israeli's Likud and Labor parties. "Their partnership raises a difficult question: Are the signs of uncompromising nationalism from [Likud leader Prime Minister Ariel] Sharon and his predilection for military solutions to be taken at face value? Or is this a government flexible enough to navigate toward the end of bloodletting provided there are enabling steps on the Palestinian side?" (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR)

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