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U.S. Engagement in Mideast Peace

Few international issues have commanded more attention from American presidents during the past half century than the Arab-Israeli conflict. Here is a look at U.S. engagement through the words of American presidents.
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    U.S. Presidents and the Mideast Peace Process

    The United States has taken a leading role in the Middle East peace process for decades. U.S. presidents have brought adversaries together, helped forge peace agreements and provided the political and economic guarantees necessary to ensure that those agreements could be implemented.
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    Achieving Middle East Peace

    After decades of U.S.-led diplomatic efforts, Israel and the Palestinian Authority, at a Maryland conference, voiced "determination to bring an end to bloodshed, suffering and decades of conflict between our peoples ..."

Quiz

  • The role of the Sinai Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) is to:
    • A. Verify compliance by Egypt and Israel with security provisions outlined in the Camp David Accords
    • B. Monitor water supply in the Sinai
    • C. Give tourist information in the Middle East
    • D. Observe shifting sand patterns of the Sinai

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  • The Sinai Multinational Force and Observers has been in existence for:
    • A. Almost 60 years, since Israel was founded in 1948
    • B. About 26 years, since the Camp David Accords were signed
    • C. About 40 years, since the Six Day War in 1967
    • D. Almost 35 years, since the Yom Kippur War of 1973

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  • When were the Camp David Accords signed?
    • A. 1984
    • B. 1993
    • C. 1978
    • D. 1965

    Read the accords.

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Chronology

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    Middle East Peace Chronology

    The time is right to achieve peace in the Middle East, according to President Bush, because the Palestinians and Israelis have leaders determined to achieve peace, and because the world understands the urgency of supporting the peace process.