Washington, DC., USA, 13th September, 1993 In a triumph of hope over history, Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yasir Arafat, the chairman of the , shook hands today on the White House lawn, sealing the first agreement between Jews and Palestinians to end their conflict and share the Holy Land along the River Jordan that they both call home. At 11:43 on the South Lawn of the White House, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres of Israel and Mahmoud Abbas, foreign policy aide for the Palestine Liberation Organization, signed the Declaration of Principles Credit: Mark Reinstein

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Washington, DC. 9-13-1993 In a triumph of hope over history, Yitzhak Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel, and Yasir Arafat, the chairman of the , shook hands today on the White House lawn, sealing the first agreement between Jews and Palestinians to end their conflict and share the holy land along the River Jordan that they both call home. At 11:43 on the sun-splashed South Lawn of the White House, Foreign Minister Shimon Peres of Israel and Mahmoud Abbas, the foreign policy aide for the Palestine Liberation Organization, signed a Declaration of Principles on Palestinian self-government in Israeli-occupied Gaza and the West Bank. Three thousand witnesses watched in amazement, including former Presidents Jimmy Carter and George Bush. Credit: Mark Reinstein

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