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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Madrid Conference commences in an effort to revive peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine.
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Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Ongoing military and political conflict in the Levant
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Madrid Conference of 1991
Israeli-Palestinian peace conference
The Madrid Conference of 1991 was a peace conference, held from 30 October to 1 November 1991 in Madrid, hosted by Spain and co-sponsored by the Soviet Union and the United States. It was an attempt by the international community to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Agreement between hostile parties
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Country in West Asia
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Palestine
Country in West Asia
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