Camp David 2000 Summit

The Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David of July 2000 took place between United States President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. It was another attempt at negotiating a peace to the unending Israeli-Palestinian conflict which is perceived by many as the "key" to resolving the broader Arab-Israeli conflict.

The summit

President Clinton announced his invitation to Barak and Arafat on July 5, 2000, to come to Camp David to continue their negotiations on the Middle East peace process. Building on the positive steps towards peace of the earlier 1978 Camp David Accords where President Jimmy Carter was able to broker a peace agreement between Egypt, represented by President Anwar Sadat, and Israel represented by Prime Minister Menachem Begin. And, it sought to build on the momentum of the earlier peace negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords of 1993 between the later assassinated Israeli Prime Minister Yitschak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.

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July 5 - 2000 - Camp David - Middle East - 1978 Camp David Accords - President Jimmy Carter - Egypt - Anwar Sadat - Israel - Menachem Begin - Oslo Accords - 1993 - Israeli - Yitschak Rabin - PLO

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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.

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July 11 - July 25

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Trilateral statement (full text)

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President William J. Clinton

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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak

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Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat

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Between July 11 and 24, under the auspices of President Clinton, Prime Minister Barak and Chairman Arafat met at Camp David in an effort to reach an agreement on permanent status. While they were not able to bridge the gaps and reach an agreement, their negotiations were unprecedented in both scope and detail. Building on the progress achieved at Camp David, the two leaders agreed on the following principles to guide their negotiations:

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July 11 - 24

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• The two sides agreed that the aim of their negotiations is to put an end to decades of conflict and achieve a just and lasting peace.
• The two sides commit themselves to continue their efforts to conclude an agreement on all permanent status issues as soon as possible.
• Both sides agree that negotiations based on UN Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 are the only way to achieve such an agreement and they undertake to create an environment for negotiations free from pressure, intimidation and threats of violence.
• The two sides understand the importance of avoiding unilateral actions that prejudge the outcome of negotiations and that their differences will be resolved only by good faith negotiations.
• Both sides agree that the United States remains a vital partner in the search for peace and will continue to consult closely with President Clinton and Secretary Albright in the period ahead.

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