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Date(s)
- 1997 Sep 23 (Creation)
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Item
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77pp
Scope and content
Typescript transcripts of filmed interview with Itamar Rabinovich, Israeli ambassador to the US 1992, describing his participation in the peace negotiations with Syria involving Walid Moualem, Syrian Ambassador to the US and Muwafiq el-Allaf, leader of the Syrian delegation, in Washington (Aug 1992); discussion of 'land for peace' and Israel's withdrawal from the Golan; visits to Israel of Warren Christopher, US Secretary of State 1993-1997, and meetings with Dennis B Ross, Director of Policy Planning Staff, US Department of State 1989-1992, Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli Prime Minister 1992-1995, and Rabinovich relating to cease fire and peace agreement between Israel and Syria (1993); meeting of William Jefferson Clinton, US President 1993-2001, and Hafez al-Assad, Syrian President, 1971-2000, Geneva (1994); proposed Israeli referendum on withdrawal from the Golan Heights (1993-1994); meeting between Shimon Peres, Israeli Foreign Minister 1992-1995, Christopher, Ross, Johan Jørgen Holst, Norwegian Foreign Minister 1993-1994, and Joel Singer, Legal Advisor to Israeli Foreign Ministry, to announce Oslo talks (Aug 1993); significance of 4 June 1967 border between Israel and Syria; meetings between Moualem and Rabinovich, 1994; meetings involving Ehud Barak, Israeli Chief of Staff 1991-1995, and Hikmat Shihabi, Syrian Chief of Staff 1973-1998, and later Amnon Lipkin-Shahak, Israeli Chief of staff 1995-1998 at Blair House, Washington and Fort McNair (1995); Israeli Syrian meetings at Wye Plantation, Maryland US, Dec 1995; his meeting with the newly elected Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister 1996-1999; and the suspension of talks with the Syrians. 77pp