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A Palestinian boy waves a Palestinian flag
during a street demonstration at the
Bourj al-Barajneh refugee camp in
Beirut, Lebanon, March 29, 2002.
(AP Photo/Mahmoud Tawil)
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Date:
Thursday, April 4, 2002
Time:
10:00 AM -- 12:00 PM
Location:
U.S. Institute of Peace
1200 17th St., NW
Washington, D.C.
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Archived Audio and Video
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Media Inquiries should be directed
to John
Brinkley (202.429.3824).
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Current Issues Briefing
Crisis in the Middle East
Spinning Out of Control?
Part of an On-going Series of Events on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Violence and killing in Israel and the Occupied Territories continue unabated, as does the search for a solution. Against that backdrop, the speakers discussed:
- The just-concluded Arab League Summit in Beirut and the Saudi-sponsored peace proposal that was endorsed there.
- PLO leader Yasser Arafat's offer to negotiate an immediate cease-fire.
- Israeli military operations in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
This presentation was webcast live on April 4 and included questions from the floor and the Internet audience.
Speakers
- Ambassador M. Nabil Fahmy
of Egypt
- Ambassador Farid Abboud
of Lebanon
- Hassan Abdel Rahman
of the Palestine Liberation Organization
Moderator
- Ambassador Richard Kauzlarich
Director, Special Initiative on the Muslim World, U.S. Institute of Peace
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