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At the urging of Israeli Prime Minister Barak, US President Clinton announced on July 5, 2000, his invitation to Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat to come to Camp David to continue their negotiations on the Middle East peace process.
On July 11, the Camp David 2000 Summit convened.
The summit ended on July 25, without an agreement being reached. At its conclusion, a Trilateral Statement was issued defining the agreed principles to guide future negotiations.
Below are selected statements and background material which are relevant to the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in general, and the Camp David 2000 Summit in particular.
Texts:
Interview of President Clinton on Israel Television - July 27, 2000
Statement by PM Barak on his return from Camp David - July 26, 2000
Statement by PM Barak on Conclusion of the Camp David Summit - July 25, 2000
Trilateral Statement on the Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David - July 25, 2000
The Conclusion of the Camp David Summit: Key Points
Statement by PM Barak prior to Departure for Camp David Summit - July 10, 2000
Address to the Knesset by PM Barak on the Camp David Summit - July 10, 2000
PM Barak Meets Egyptian President Mubarak - July 10, 2000
PM Barak Briefs Cabinet Prior to Camp David Summit - July 9, 2000
PM Barak Accepts Pres. Clinton's Summit Invitation - July 5, 2000
The Israeli Delegation
Prime Minister Ehud Barak
Shlomo Ben Ami, Minister of Public Security
Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Minister of Transportation and Tourism
Elyakim Rubinstein, Attorney General
MK Dan Meridor, Chairman, Knesset Foreign Relations and Defense Committee
Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Danny Yatom
Gilad Sher, Chairman of the Negotiating Team
Shlomo Yanai, Head of Security Team
Oded Eran, Head of Israeli Negotiating Team - Interim Agreement
Official US State Department Material:
President Clinton Statement on the Middle East Peace Talks at Camp David - July 25, 2000
President Clinton Announces Camp David Summit - July 5, 2000
Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David, July 2000 - Briefings, background, photo gallery
Background Material on the Negotiating Issues:
Guide to the Middle East Peace Process: Israel-Palestinians
- Past agreements (since September 1993)
Jerusalem - Capital of Israel
The Territorial Dimension
- Map of Israel and the Palestinian Authority areas
- Map of the West Bank
- Map of Jerusalem and surrounding area
Economic Cooperation
- Speech by Amb. Aaron Jacob on Assistance to the Palestinian People Nov 22, 1999
- Working Together: Israeli-Palestinian Economic Cooperation 1993-99
Recent Policy Statements
- FM David Levy Briefs Czech FM Jan Kavan - July 16, 2000
- PM Barak: Press Conference after Meeting with PM Blair - July 5,
2000
- FM Levy Briefs US Dep Treasury Secy Eizenstat - June 29, 2000
- PM Barak at Cabinet Meeting - June 25, 2000
- Meeting of FM Levy with West European Ambassadors in Israel -
June 20, 2000
- PM Barak: Palestinian Leadership Must Genuinely Desire Agreement-
June 18, 2000
- PM Barak's Remarks at Cabinet Meeting - June 4, 2000
Israeli Officials in the Media:
- Interview with Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh -
"The Charlie Rose Show", July 27, 2000
- Interview with Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh -
CBS "The Early Show", July 26, 2000
- Interview with Israeli negotiator Oded Eran - CNN Morning News,
July 26, 2000
- Deputy Defense Minister Ephraim Sneh: The Last Chance -
Article in the Washington Post, July 13, 2000
- Immigrant Absorption Minister Yuli Tamir: Interview on the Newshour
with Jim Lehrer - July 11, 2000
Other Media Sources:
Camp David Summit July 2000 - Ha'aretz special section
Mideast Struggle for Peace: Camp David 2000 - CNN special