Clinton Administration’s Final Push on Camp David Peace Talks Involving Arafat and Israeli Officials

Clinton Administration’s Final Push on Camp David Peace Talks Involving Arafat and Israeli Officials The passage provides a detailed account of late‑stage diplomatic negotiations between President Clinton, Israeli officials, and Yasser Arafat, including specific proposals on Jerusalem sovereignty. While it offers concrete names, dates, and proposal details that could be followed up, the information is largely already known from public records of the 2000 Camp David summit and does not reveal new misconduct or hidden financial flows. It is moderately useful for understanding decision‑making but lacks novel, high‑impact revelations. Key insights: Clinton called the author around midnight on July 24 (year implied 2000) to discuss an expanded peace package.; Proposed transfer of outer Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem to Palestinian sovereignty and custodial control of Muslim holy sites on the Temple Mount.; Israeli officials Shlomo Ben‑Ami and Yossi Ginossar advocated a personal meeting with Arafat.