Contents: (1) Recent Develop.; (2) Background: U.S. Role; 1991-2008; Obama Admin.; Madrid Conf.; Bilateral Talks and Develop; Israel-Palestinians; Israel-Syria;

After the first Gulf war, in 1991, a new peace process consisting of bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon achi

Contents: (1) Recent Developments: Domestic Politics; Election Results and Analysis; Gov¿t. Formation; New Gov¿t.; Peace Process with the Palestinians; Iran;

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