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Crisis in the Middle East: Spinning Out of Control?

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2002 / Time: 5:00am - 7:00am 

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Image on right: 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)

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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