Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process: The Wye River Memorandum (CRS Report for Congress)
| Release Date |
Nov. 5, 1998 |
| Report Number |
98-911 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Carol Migdalovitz, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
On October 23, 1998, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority
Chairman Yasir Arafat signed the Wye River Memorandum which delineates parallel, incremental
steps to be taken over a 12-week period to complete implementation of prior agreements. A time
line attached to the Memorandum defines an exchange of Israeli redeployments from the West Bank
for concrete security measures to be taken by the Palestinians. Congress may be concerned about
provisions that appear to expand the U.S. role, especially about unusually visible Central
Intelligence Agency activity concerning implementation of security measures and U.S. aid
commitments. See also, CRS Issue Brief IB91137, The Middle East Peace Talks, CRS Report 96-324F, The Palestine Liberation Organization Covenant , and CRS Report 98-791F, A Palestinian
State and U.S. Recognition: Pro and Con Arguments. This report will not be updated.
