| You are in: In Depth: Middle East | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Monday, February 12, 2001 Published at 10:23 GMT
Special Report: 1998: 10/98: Middle East
Peace between Israel and Egypt has held for twenty years, but reconciliation remains a distant prospect. Binyamin Netanyahu's arrival in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem in 1996 represented a major turning point in Israeli politics. Gerald Butt assesses his time in office. Yasser Arafat is the unchallenged leader of the Palestinians, but more and more of his people are losing patience with his style of leadership. In 1993, the world witnessed what looked like a new beginning in the troubled history of attempts to bring peace to the Middle East. Nearly five years later, hope of a lasting settlement has all but evaporated. Jerusalem is perhaps the most intractable of all issues facing Israel and the Palestinians - charged with historical and religious significance for both sides. Security is Israel's greatest fear about the current peace process - it wants the Palestinian Authority to do more to curb the militant Hamas group. |
![]() |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
^^ Back to top News Front Page | World | UK | UK Politics | Business | Sci/Tech | Health | Education | Entertainment | Talking Point | In Depth | AudioVideo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To BBC Sport>> | To BBC Weather>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © MMIII | News Sources | Privacy |
|