Summary
The proposals read out by President Bill Clinton to Ehud Barak and Yasir Arafat at the White House on 23 December 2000, including Palestinian sovereignty over the holy sites in Jerusalem and Palestinian neighbourhoods in East Jerusalem and approximately 95 per cent of the West Bank, accepted by both sides as the basis for further efforts with some reservations (Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000), PDF p.70).
Details
- Clinton’s speech of 7 January 2001, given in note 184/, set out five details: a sovereign, viable and geographically contiguous Palestinian state in the Gaza Strip and the vast majority of the West Bank, with settlement blocks annexed to Israel and compensating territorial swaps; refugees’ right of return to a Palestinian State, with no unlimited right of return to Israel, and compensation to all refugees; lasting security guarantees for Israel, an international presence and a non-militarized Palestine; Jerusalem as capital of two states, an open and undivided city, Arab areas Palestinian and Jewish areas Israeli, with special arrangements for Holy Places; and an end of conflict declaration (Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000), PDF p.70).
- Swisher, cited in note 185/, states 94-96 per cent of the West Bank (Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000), PDF p.70).
- Arafat’s letter of 28 December 2000 sought clarifications; he met Clinton in Washington, D.C. on 2 January 2001; the parameters formed the basis of the Taba negotiations of 21-27 January 2001 (Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000), PDF p.70).
Related pages
Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part V (1989-2000), Camp David Summit, 2000, Taba negotiations, Bill Clinton, Ehud Barak