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Witness History: Camp David Summit: How Middle East peace talks failed

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Camp David Summit: How Middle East peace talks failed

12/09/2023 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, Camp David Summit: How Middle East peace talks failed

President Bill Clinton’s failed attempt to end the conflict in the Middle East.

A US-led attempt to bring about peace between Israel and the Palestinians at Bill Clinton’s presidential retreat was unsuccessful.

In 2000, President Bill Clinton led a major effort to end the Israel-Palestinian conflict. 

The two sides were brought together at the leafy presidential retreat in Maryland. The Israeli leader, Ehud Barak and the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, failed to reach any agreement and the summit ended in failure. 

In 2017, Farhana Haider spoke to senior American diplomatic interpreter and policy adviser, Gamal Helal, who attended the Camp David summit.

(Photo: US President Bill Clinton with Israeli leader, Ehud Barak and the Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, at Camp David. Credit: Getty Images)

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