Summary
Clinton’s secretary of state, in Perceptions of Palestine’s account the named issuer of the June 1993 statement of principles authored by Dennis Ross that reframed the peace process away from territory-for-peace, and the author of the January 1997 Hebron letter of assurance to Netanyahu affirming that “the key element” in the U.S. approach “has always been a recognition of Israel’s security requirements” (Perceptions of Palestine, lines 2764, 2944-2946).
Details
- Christopher responded to Palestinian protests about conditions in the territories, as quoted by Benvenisti: “How long will you go on complaining? The time has come to start talking business!” (lines 2784).
- Christopher and his successor Madeleine Albright rarely took an interest in the details of Palestinian-Israeli policy, leaving Ross and his team a free hand (lines 2828).
Related pages
Perceptions of Palestine, Bill Clinton, Dennis Ross, Madeleine Albright