Sites worth knowing
Want the full speech, the original document or a museum visit? These are the websites of the institutions that keep the story, on every side. We opened every link ourselves.
Leaders' legacies
Menachem Begin Heritage Center
begincenter.org.il
A Jerusalem centre on Begin's life: a timeline, an archive, podcasts and a museum.
On this site: Menachem Begin, Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem, The Camp David Accords, Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
Yitzhak Rabin Center
rabincenter.org.il
The Israeli Museum at the Rabin Center: Rabin's life story, his speeches and the country's history.
On this site: Yitzhak Rabin, Oslo I – the Declaration of Principles, Israel–Jordan Peace Treaty, Oslo II – the Interim Agreement
Golda Meir Institute
goldameir.org.il
Golda Meir's life, period by period, plus an archive of speeches, documents, photos and interviews.
On this site: Golda Meir, The Jarring mission and the Rogers plans, 1967–1971, The Geneva Conference, 1973, The Sinai Disengagement Agreements (1974, 1975)
Peres Center for Peace and Innovation
peres-center.org
Shimon Peres's life story and the programmes of the centre he founded for peace and innovation.
On this site: Shimon Peres, The London Agreement (Peres–Hussein), Oslo I – the Declaration of Principles, Oslo II – the Interim Agreement
Bibliotheca Alexandrina and the Sadat Museum
bibalex.org
Egypt's great library; one of its four museums is the Sadat Museum.
On this site: Anwar Sadat, Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem, The Camp David Accords, Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
The Royal Hashemite Court
rhc.jo
Jordan's royal court online: the history of the Hashemites, King Abdullah II and Jordan today.
On this site: King Hussein of Jordan, King Abdullah II of Jordan, The Washington Declaration, Israel–Jordan Peace Treaty
Yasser Arafat Foundation
yaf.ps
The Ramallah foundation that keeps Arafat's legacy, with items from his archive.
On this site: Yasser Arafat, Letters of Mutual Recognition, Oslo I – the Declaration of Principles
Archives and documents
Israel State Archives
catalog.archives.gov.il
Israel's national archive: original government files, document publications, photos and films.
Mordechai Gazit memorial site
mordechaigazit.org
Diplomat Mordechai Gazit's testimony, archive documents and a State Archives guide. Disclosure: the site's editor is his grandson.
On this site: The Geneva Conference, 1973, The Sinai Disengagement Agreements (1974, 1975)
Institute for Palestine Studies
palestine-studies.org
A Palestinian research institute: studies, analysis and documents on the Palestine question.
PalQuest: Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question
palquest.org
An interactive encyclopedia from the Institute for Palestine Studies: events, biographies, places and documents.
ECF interactive database
ecf.org.il
A database on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: original documents, agreements, plans and over a hundred maps.
UN: History of the Question of Palestine
un.org
The UN's overview, period by period since 1917, with links to resolutions and documents.
On this site: UN Security Council Resolution 242
The mediators' records
Office of the Historian, US State Department
history.state.gov
Short explainers on each step, plus declassified American diplomatic documents.
On this site: Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, James Baker, The Sinai Disengagement Agreements (1974, 1975), The Camp David Accords, The Madrid Conference, Oslo I – the Declaration of Principles
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum
jimmycarterlibrary.gov
The presidential library in Atlanta, home to the archive of the president who hosted Camp David.
On this site: Jimmy Carter, The Camp David Accords, Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum
clintonlibrary.gov
Archives, photos and a biography of the president of the Oslo years, peace with Jordan and Camp David 2000.
On this site: Bill Clinton, Oslo I – the Declaration of Principles, Israel–Jordan Peace Treaty, The Camp David Summit, 2000, The Clinton Parameters
The American Presidency Project
presidency.ucsb.edu
A free database of US presidents' speeches and statements, signing ceremonies included.
On this site: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton
UN Peacemaker
peacemaker.un.org
The UN's mediation site, with a database of peace agreements from around the world.
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize 1978
nobelprize.org
Sadat and Begin, who won it jointly for negotiating peace between Egypt and Israel.
On this site: Anwar Sadat, Menachem Begin, The Camp David Accords
Nobel Peace Prize 1994
nobelprize.org
Arafat, Peres and Rabin, who shared it for their efforts for peace in the Middle East.
On this site: Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin, Oslo I – the Declaration of Principles
Civil society
Parents Circle – Families Forum
theparentscircle.org
Bereaved Israeli and Palestinian families who meet and work together for dialogue and reconciliation.
Geneva Initiative
geneva-accord.org
An Israeli-Palestinian two-state initiative, with its model agreement and annexes.
On this site: Yossi Beilin, Yasser Abed Rabbo, The Geneva Initiative
These sites are not ours, and their content is their operators’ responsibility. Some reflect the point of view of one leader, country or organisation, which is exactly what makes them interesting. Checked: