Conference of High Contracting Parties meets in Geneva

Israel issued a list of security demands on the Palestinian Authority amid stalled negotiations and continuing settlement disputes.

Palestinian representatives demanded release of withheld tax revenues, relaxation of closures, trade access and an end to settlement expansion, demolitions and residency restrictions.

Israeli agents attempted to assassinate Hamas political leader Khaled Mashal in Jordan; the affair sharpened tensions in regional and Palestinian politics.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed the Wye River Memorandum to advance interim redeployment and security provisions; implementation remained contested.

The European Council issued a declaration on the Middle East peace process, including Palestinian self-determination and the prospect of Palestinian statehood.

Israel and the PLO agreed on a timetable for outstanding interim commitments and renewed permanent-status negotiations, without resolving core occupation-related issues.

Israel and the PLO signed a protocol concerning safe passage between the West Bank and Gaza Strip, highlighting the territorial fragmentation Palestinians faced.

Israel transferred an additional portion of West Bank territory to Palestinian administration under earlier interim arrangements; territorial control remained fragmented.

The US-sponsored Camp David summit concluded without a permanent-status agreement on Jerusalem, refugees, borders, settlements and security; competing accounts of responsibility require careful...

Israeli opposition leader Ariel Sharon visited the Jerusalem holy compound with heavy security, amid existing tensions over occupation and negotiations; protests and confrontations followed.