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‘Tentative Taba Agreement’, document outlining the agreements reached during Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in Taba, Egypt, 21-27 Jan 2001. This document is an edited version of the account of the negotiations prepared by European Union envoy Miguel Moratinos.

‘The Camp David papers’ an account of events at the Camp David Summit, 11-25 Jul 2000, by Akram Hanieh, editor of the Palestinian Al-Ayyam newspaper and adviser to Yasser Arafat, President of the Palestinian National Authority 1994-2004. The account was originally serialised in the Al-Ayyam newspaper and has been translated from Arabic. Some manuscript annotations.

General background research on the Six Day War, including photocopy communications between the US and USSR governments, and extracts from published histories.

General background research on Syria, chiefly photocopy press articles from Israel, UK and USA.

Background research material on 'Black September', the conflict between the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), Jordan, 1970, including photocopy extracts from the memoirs of Henry Kissinger.

Book City of stone: the hidden history of Jerusalem by Meron Benvenisti (University of California Press, 1996).

Photocopy article ‘Back roads: how serious is the Bush administration about creating a Palestinian state?’ by Connie Bruck, published in The New Yorker, 15 Dec 2003, describing the formulation of the ‘roadmap for peace’ plan, 2000-2003, particularly the contribution of Elliott Abrams, the US Deputy National Security Adviser for Global Democracy Strategy.

Print-out of article ‘The Prince: how the Saudi Ambassador became Washington’s indispensable operator’, by Elsa Walsh, published in The New Yorker, 24 Mar 2003, describing the role of Prince Bandar bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States, in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Some manuscript annotations.

Photocopy extract from book Battle ready by Tom Clancy with Gen Tony Zinni (Ret.) and Tony Koltz (Putnam, New York 2004), describing Gen Zinni’s role in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, 2001-2004. Some manuscript annotations.

Photocopy extract from book Blair’s wars: a liberal imperialist in action by John Kampfner (Free, London 2003), describing the role of Michael Levy, Baron of Mill Hill as special envoy to the Middle East, 1999-2003.

Photocopy extract from book Madam Secretary a memoir by Madeleine Albright (Miramax Books, New York, 2003), describing her role in negotiations between Israel, Syria and the Palestinians, 1998-2000.

Photocopy extract from book Rise of the Vulcans: the history of Bush’s war cabinet by James Mann (Viking, New York, 2004) describing US attempts to encourage negotiation between Israel and the Palestinians, 2002.

Photocopy extract from book The missing peace: the inside story of the fight for Middle East peace by Dennis Ross (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York, 2004), describing his role in the Camp David Summit, Jul 2000. Some manuscript annotations.

Photocopy extract from book Bush at war by Bob Woodward (Simon & Schuster, New York, 2002), describing the negotiations between Gen Colin Powell, United States Secretary of State, and Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel 2001-2006, 2002. Some manuscript annotations.

Photocopy extracts from book Israel and the Arabs: an eyewitness account of war and peace in the Middle East by Ahron Bregman and Jihan El-Tahri (TV Books, New York, 2000), including ‘Cast of characters’ listing those involved in the peace process.

Photocopy extracts from book Shattered dreams: the failure of the peace process in the Middle East, 1995-2002 by Charles Enderlin (Other Press, New York, 2003), giving an account and analysis of events at the Camp David Summit, Jul 2000, and the al-Aqsa Intifada and aftermath, 2000.

Photocopy extracts from book The truth about Camp David: the untold story about the collapse of the Middle East peace process by Clayton E. Swisher (Nation Books, New York, 2004). Some manuscript annotations.

Book Divided Jerusalem: the struggle for the Holy City by Bernard Wasserstein (Profile Books, London 2001).

‘The Disengagement Plan’, document issued by Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel 2001-2006, announcing his intention to unilaterally withdraw Israeli forces and to evacuate four Israeli settlements from Gaza and a small section of the northern West Bank (Samaria). Includes ‘Letter from Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to US President George W Bush’, letter from Prime Minister Sharon to George W Bush, US President 2001-2009, outlining the disengagement plan and asking for US endorsement, and ‘Letter from President Bush to Prime Minister Sharon’, reply from President Bush.

One VHS video cassette of Good Morning Jerusalem. Account how a young man living in Jerusalem is affected by political pressures and events. Arabic with English subtitles (52 minutes).