“Making peace”

Joint Press Conference with Prime Minister Rabin and President Clinton

The joint press conference held earlier that day in Damascus, with Presidents Clinton and Assad, did not produce the breakthrough that some observers had hoped for. In the conference, President Assad reiterated his stand that "he has made a strategic choice for peace with Israel." President Clinton felt that "some significant progress has been at least made possible and that there has been some change in positions that offer the hope of more progress... read article

Bill Clinton Administration: Speech to the People of Israel

Thank you very much. Let me begin by thanking the Prime Minister for his leadership for peace and his leadership of Israel; Mrs. Netanyahu, members of the Israeli Government; to the distinguished American delegation here. I want to say a special word of appreciation to the young man who spoke first, Ben Mayost... read article

The Annapolis Conference: Remarks by U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley

As you know, an international conference on the Middle East was held in Annapolis yesterday.  At that meeting, Israelis and Palestinians – with the support of their Arab neighbors and the international community – launched negotiations for the establishment of a Palestinian state and for a broader peace between Israelis and Palestinians.  Success in these negotiations will contribute to the ultimate goal of a comprehensive peace between Israelis and Arabs... read article

John Kerry's AIPAC Speech (2009)

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Barack Obama Administration: Remarks by President Obama & Middle East Leaders on the Resumption of Direct Negotiations

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Mahmoud Abbas: Address to the United Nations on Operation Protective Edge and Outcomes

On September 26 2014 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations general assembly in New York and delivered a scathing rant, tearing into Israel and her supporters.  Abbas referred to the Israeli occupation and treatment of the Palestinians as genocide, called Israel a racist state, and referred to the state of Israel as the "settlement occupation" or "racist occupation" a total of 23 times throughout the speech... read article

Barack Obama Administration: Speech in Jerusalem to the Israeli People

The White House Office of the Press Secretary Shalom. It is an honor to be here with you in Jerusalem, and I am so grateful for the welcome that I have received from the people of Israel. I bring with me the support of the American people, and the friendship that binds us together. Over the last two days, I have reaffirmed the bonds between our countries with Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Peres. I have borne witness to the ancient history of the Jewish people at the Shrine of the Book, and I have seen Israel’s shining future in your scientists and entrepreneurs. This is a nation of museums and patents, timeless holy sites and ground-breaking innovation... read article

Bill Clinton Administration: News Conference With Jordanian King Hussein & Israeli PM Rabin

The President. Good afternoon. I am happy to once again welcome King Hussein and Prime Minister Rabin. In the last 2 days, history has been made in Washington, and a brighter future has been built, a future that offers more peace and security, not only for the people of Israel and Jordan but also for the people of the United States... read article

Bill Clinton Administration: News Conference With Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin

Prime Minister Rabin. Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that we experienced during the visit of President Clinton in the region a real move towards peace. No doubt that the visit of President Clinton was crowned yesterday by the second peace treaty between an Arab country and Israel, the first one after the convening of the Madrid peace conference... read article

Press conference with President Clinton and Prime Minister Netanyahu

Both leaders reiterated their commitment to the peace process and their determination to continue the negotiations. The president expressed his continued support for the maintenance of Israels security and its military qualitative edge. He also discussed with the Prime Minister the struggle against terror, talks with Syria and the talks concerning the Hebron redeployment. The Prime Minister said he was ready to continue talks on Hebron but stressed that security came first. On the issue of settlements, the president said this point has to be handled with care. Mr... read article

Bill Clinton Administration: News Conferences & Interviews on the Middle East/Israel

MARCH 15, 1995 Middle East Peace Process Q. Mr. President, you spoke this morning of the need to accelerate the peace process. What can the United States do to break the impasse when Syria and Israel resume negotiations next week? The President. Well, of course we're doing what we can with the Secretary's trip to the Middle East, and with the work that Mr. Ross and others are doing... read article

Israel's border and security problems, article by Chief of Staff Dayan in "Foreign Affairs", XXXIII

The need for Israel to rely on its own defence and the gradual deterioration of the armistice regime were the main themes of General Dayan's article published in the quarterly of the Foreign Policy Association in New York. Excerpts: In 1949 a series of armistice agreements were concluded under United Nations auspices between Israel and each of the Arab states which had participated in the war, with the exception of Iraq... read article

Compromise

COMPROMISE (Heb. פְּשָׁרָה, pesharah; apparently derived from the term pesher, "solution," Eccles. 8:1), deciding a civil law dispute (dinei mamonot) by the court or an arbitral body, through the exercise of their discretion and not according to the laws governing the dispute... read article

Bill Clinton Administration: Press Conference with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak

President Clinton. Good afternoon. Please be seated. Prime Minister Barak and I have had a very good series of meetings over the past few days. Of course, we have focused primarily on the Middle East peace process. We strongly agree that a negotiated peace is the best way to make Israel more secure, the best path to lasting stability and prosperity for all the peoples of the Middle East... read article

George W. Bush Administration: Bush Welcomes Palestinian President Abbas to the White House

Thank you all, thanks. It's my honor to welcome the democratically elected leader of the Palestinian Authority to the White House for the second time this year. We just had some good talks. Mr. President, thanks. A good, open, exchange of ideas. President Abbas is a man devoted to peace and to his people's aspirations for a state of their own. And today the Palestinian people are closer to realizing those aspirations... read article

Facts About Jewish Settlements in the West Bank

Article about the history of Jewish settlements built by Israel in the West Bank and Gaza Strip... read article

American Views on Palestinian Statehood

Table showing American public attitudes toward the establishment of a Palestinian state... read article

Bill Clinton Administration: News Conference With Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu

President Clinton. Good afternoon. Please be seated. I'm very glad to welcome Prime Minister Netanyahu to the White House. This is his first visit since taking office, and it gave me an opportunity to congratulate him on his victory in the election in May. Israel has changed governments, but as I told the Prime Minister, the historic relationship between the United States and Israel has not and will not change. The bonds that unite us are as strong as ever today... read article

Israel Studies An Anthology : The Sinai War and Suez Crisis, 1956-7

The short history of the state of Israel is replete with wars. Israel was established in 1948 in the midst of a war between Israel and the surrounding Arab countries, and this war was followed by a few more ‘rounds’ in the decades that followed. One of the lesser known Arab-Israeli wars was the Sinai War. On October 29, 1956, Israel attacked Egyptian forces in the Sinai Peninsula, and the air forces of Britain and France joined the offensive two days later on October 31... read article

Israel Studies An Anthology : Israel and the Arab World - From Conflict to Coexistence

Introduction It is widely believed that neither Israel nor its predecessor, the Jewish political entity in mandatory Palestine (yishuv), has ever been accepted by Middle Eastern Arabs as a partner worthy of dialogue... read article