The ballad of Camp David
After nine days of intense negotiation, Bill Clinton had to leave Camp David without an agreement. But the Israelis and Palestinians were still talking
EHUD BARAK and Yasser Arafat have failed, so far, to make peace at Camp David. But whichever way their peace conference eventually ends, both men have striven mightily to persuade their respective publics that they are putting up a grand fight. Therein lies whatever chance they have of fighting again—and surviving as the leaders of their people if the Camp David talks do finally break up without an agreement.
This article appeared in the International section of the print edition under the headline “The ballad of Camp David”
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