Title

Middle East peace deal signed in Washington

Genre

Speech

TX Date

13 Sep 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:00:30

Description

Extract of speech (via interpreter) by PLO leader, Yasser Arafat, on making the difficult agreement, at the signing of the Declaration of Principles for peace between the Arabs and Israelis in Washington DC. At the ceremony Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin and Arafat shook hands before cheering crowds on the White House lawn.

Contributors

Yasser Arafat

Keywords

USA; Israel; Middle East; Jewish-Arab relations; PLO; Peace treaties; Peacemaking; Palestine; Ceremonies; Palestinian Arabs; Washington DC

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