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Biographies

Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004

Highlights

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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000

Events

Event
8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
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President Clinton Signs the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1993
28 October 1993
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US Congress Passes the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"
23 October 1995 - 8 November 1995
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Clinton - Netanyahu - Arafat - Hussein Meeting in Washington
1 October 1996 - 2 October 1996
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US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations
5 December 1997 - 3 September 1998
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Further Redeployment Talks Intensify
3 September 1998 - 28 September 1998
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
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President Clinton's Visit to Gaza
14 December 1998
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Palestinian Popular Congress to Confirm Nullification Articles of National Charter, Gaza
14 December 1998
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Clinton's Letter of Assurance to Arafat as a "Compensation" for Not Declaring a State
26 April 1999
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Official Resumption of Final Status Talks
13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
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FAPS Target Date Extended to 13 May: The Bolling Rounds
7 March 2000 - 20 April 2000
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Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
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Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David
3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000
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Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000
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Attempts to Revive Final Status Talks
16 August 2000 - 28 September 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada
19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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The Mitchell Committee of Fact-Finding on the Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation
7 November 2000 - 30 December 2000
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Assassination of Hussein Ubayyat in Beit Sahur, Before a Clinton-Arafat Meeting in Washington
9 November 2000
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Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes Abate
23 December 2000 - 6 February 2001
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Israeli and Palestinian Response to the Clinton Proposals
28 December 2000 - 3 January 2001
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The Taba Talks
21 January 2001 - 27 January 2001
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Israel and the US Put Effective End to Peace Talks
7 February 2001 - 8 February 2001
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Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
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President Obama Prepares Active Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
22 January 2009 - 4 March 2009
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Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 March 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks
7 January 2010 - 8 February 2010
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US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan
9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010
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President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem
14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010
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Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
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US Makes Incredible Offer to Israel in Exchange for a Two-Month Partial Settlement Freeze
29 September 2010 - 12 December 2010
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza
14 November 2012 - 22 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 8
21 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: Cease-Fire Evening Announcement
21 November 2012
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Trump Signs the 6-Month Waiver Delaying the Application of the Jerusalem Embassy Act
1 June 2017

Historical Texts

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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement
23 December 2000
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PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
Document
PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
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Israeli-Palestinian Joint Statement
27 January 2001
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The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016