Special Report: Middle East Peace process

BBC News Online's in-depth coverage looks at the ups and downs in the long search for a settlement in the Middle East.

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Hurdles on the road to peaceWhat are the chances of an overall Middle East peace settlement being reached by the deadline of September 2000?

• The Golan: Land, arms and security
• Q&A: Southern Lebanon
• Israel divided over Golan Heights

Back to latest Middle East news

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Wye back on track?
September 1999

New start for Mideast peace
The Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed a landmark agreement in September 1999 aimed at reviving the Middle East peace process after the stalled Wye River accord.

• Can the deal work?
• Deal done - but distrust remains
• Talking to Syria
• Wye deal in the spotlight
• Israel's elections (Special Report)

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The Wye deal
October 1998
Middle East deal signed (23 October 1998)
President Bill Clinton and Israeli and Palestinian leaders signed an interim Middle East peace agreement in October 1998. But despite a direct appeal from President Clinton the deal foundered, and the peace process went into deadlock.

• Israel suspends peace deal (20 December 1998)
• Clinton's peace appeal
(13 December 1998)
• Details of the Wye deal
• Analysis: Achievements and disappointments
• Audio and video from the signing ceremony

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Profiles

• Yasser Arafat: The burden of struggle
• President Assad: The master tactician
• Ehud Barak: From soldier to politician
• Netanyahu and his bumpy ride
• Israel at 50: Ben Gurion to Yitzhak Rabin

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Disputed territory

• Holy city creates unholy passions
• Hamas challenges the peace makers

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History

• History of Israel in 7 parts
• Key facts and background

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From the correspondents

• Camp David, 20 years on by Paul Adams
• Arafat's other Palestine by Tim Llewellyn