Sharm al-Sheikh agreement between Arafat and Barak. Washington resumes Israel-Syria negotiations. Failure of the Geneva summit between Presidents Clinton and Hafez al-Assad puts an end to hopes of peace between Israel and Syria. Camp David II summit fails to produce an agreement. Rightwing leader Ariel Sharon visits the Aqsa mosque area.
Violent clashes break out in the West Bank and Gaza.
Meeting in Paris between Madeleine Albright, Arafat and Barak. Two Israeli soldiers lynched in Ramallah. Israel responds by bombing PA targets. Sharm al-Sheikh summit calls for ending the violence, holding a commission of enquiry and resuming negotiations. Arab summit in Cairo.