Yasser Arafat
Lessons Learned from the Oslo Accords
Today, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves new settlements in the West Bank, and Chairman Mahmoud Abbas succeeds in his pursuit for recognition at the United Nations, Israelis and Palestinians seem further apart than ever before. Yet twenty years ago this month, Palestinians and Israelis managed to come together in secret talks that concluded with the […]
Middle East Peace Negotiations: There and Back Again
As Hamas and other groups in Gaza continue to launch rockets into Israel, and the Israeli Defense Forces bomb Gaza in turn, it’s hard to remember that there have been moments of reconciliation, and promises of peace, between Arabs and Israelis. American leaders have often taken the lead in these negotiations. In 1979, President Jimmy […]
