Discussion Questions

Aired, September 15, 2003

Ten years after the Oslo accords, there's still no deal for peace, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continues. Over the decades, various U.S. presidents have played different roles in the Middle East peace process.

1. What are the Oslo accords? Which leaders agreed to these accords?

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2. Who has called on President Bush to take a "more hands-on approach" in the Middle East peace process? How has Bush gotten more involved recently?

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3. Who is Yasser Arafat? What is the president's policy on working with Arafat in the peace process? Why do you think this is so?

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4. Why do you think some analysts say more active U.S. involvement in the Middle East peace process is "critical"?

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Related Links

CNN.com Special Report: Mideast - Land of Conflict (http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/mideast/)

CNNStudentNews.com: The Mideast Backgrounder (http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/interactive/0108/mideast/index.html)

CNN.com:Ten years after Oslo, Arafat and Israel in standoff (http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/13/mideast/index.html)

CNN.com: Fionnuala Sweeney: Israelis defend position (http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/09/13/otsc.sweeney/index.html)

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Palestine (http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/arbiter/pRedirect?project=hrwonline&siteId=353&pageId=2263)

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: The Founding of Israel (http://go.hrw.com/hrw.nd/arbiter/pRedirect?project=hrwonline&siteId=390&pageId=1924)

Keywords

Middle East peace process, Oslo accords, Israeli-Palestinian conflict