![U.S. President Bill Clinton walks alone on the beach outside his hotel in Okinawa, July 22. [Clinton will leave the summit as soon as the final session of talks ends to return U.S. President Bill Clinton walks alone on the beach outside his hotel in Okinawa, July 22. [Clinton will leave the summit as soon as the final session of talks ends to return](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D59CMF/us-president-bill-clinton-walks-alone-on-the-beach-outside-his-hotel-in-okinawa-july-22-clinton-will-leave-the-summit-as-soon-as-the-final-session-of-talks-ends-to-return-to-camp-david-for-the-middle-east-peace-talks-his-spokesman-said-on-saturday-2D59CMF.jpg)
U.S. President Bill Clinton walks alone on the beach outside his hotel in Okinawa, July 22. [Clinton will leave the summit as soon as the final session of talks ends to return
AIPAC - Twenty years ago today, President Clinton's Camp David Summit to promote peace between Israelis and Palestinians ended. As President Clinton later wrote: “[Palestinian leader] Arafat's rejection of my proposal after [
![U.S. President Bill Clinton laughs as he refuses to answer questions with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (L) and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) at Camp David during peace talks, July 11. U.S. President Bill Clinton laughs as he refuses to answer questions with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (L) and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) at Camp David during peace talks, July 11.](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d55pj2/u-s-president-bill-clinton-laughs-as-he-refuses-to-answer-questions-with-israeli-prime-minister-ehud-barak-l-and-palestinian-president-yasser-arafat-r-at-camp-david-during-peace-talks-july-11-the-summit-is-aimed-at-resolving-the-core-issues-of-the-52-year-old-israeli-palestinian-conflict-including-the-status-of-jerusalem-the-borders-and-nature-of-a-palestinian-state-and-the-future-of-jewish-settlers-and-palestinian-refugees-camp-david-is-the-venue-where-egypt-and-israel-made-peace-in-september-1978-and-the-laurel-cabin-was-the-site-of-many-of-the-meetings-2d55pj2.jpg)
U.S. President Bill Clinton laughs as he refuses to answer questions with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak (L) and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (R) at Camp David during peace talks, July 11.
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