Middle East peace deal signed in Washington

Title

Middle East peace deal signed in Washington

Genre

News report; Interview; Speech; Discussion

TX Date

14 Sep 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:03:38

Description

Political correspondent Kevin Murphy reports on the historic signing of the Declaration of Principles for peace between the Arabs and Israelis in Washington DC. At the ceremony Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat shook hands before cheering crowds on the White House lawn. Includes introductory speech by unidentified male speaker; speeches by Rabin and Arafat (partially via interpreter); excerpt from a discussion between Afif Safieh, PLO leader in London and Greville Janner (Jewish) MP; vox pop with Israelis and Palestinians. Sound is in mono.

Contributors

Greville Janner; Yasser Arafat; Yitzhak Rabin; Afif Safieh

Keywords

USA; Israel; Middle East; Jewish-Arab relations; PLO; Peace treaties; Prime ministers; Peacemaking; Heads of state; Presidents; Palestine; Yasser Arafat; Ceremonies; Political leaders; Yitzhak Rabin; Bill Clinton; Palestinian Arabs; Washington DC

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