Madrid Conference of 1991

Madrid Conference Of 1991

Israel with the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights:

	Israel
	West Bank · Gaza Strip, Golan Heights

Negotiating parties Israel · Palestinians History Camp David Accords · Madrid Conference Oslo I / Oslo II · Hebron Protocol Wye River / Sharm el-Sheikh Memoranda 2000 Camp David Summit · Taba Summit Road Map · Annapolis · State of Palestine Primary negotiation concerns Final borders · Israeli settlements · Refugees (Jewish · Palestinian Arab) · Security concerns Status of Jerusalem · Water Secondary negotiation concerns Palestinian incitement Israeli West Bank barrier · Jewish state Palestinian political violence Places of worship Current leaders

Palestine

Mahmoud Abbas · Salam Fayyad

Israel

Shimon Peres · Benjamin Netanyahu

International brokers Diplomatic Quartet (United Nations · United States · European Union · Russia) Arab League (Egypt · Jordan) · United Kingdom · France Other proposals

One-state solution (Isratine) · Two-state solutions (Arab Peace Initiative · Geneva Accord · Allon Plan · Elon Peace Plan · Lieberman Plan) · Three-state solution

Israeli unilateral plans: Disengagement · Realignment Peace-orientated projects: Peace Valley · Middle East economic integration Major projects, groups and NGOs Peace-oriented projects · Peace Valley · Alliance for Middle East Peace · Peres Center for Peace

The Madrid Conference was hosted by the government of Spain and co-sponsored by the USA and the USSR. It convened on October 30, 1991 and lasted for three days. It was an early attempt by the international community to start a peace process through negotiations involving Israel and the Palestinians as well as Arab countries including Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan. It was the last conference held with both the USSR and US present; the USSR collapsed later that year in December 1991.

In the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, US President George H.W. Bush and his Secretary of State James Baker formulated the framework of objectives, and together with the Soviet Union extended a letter of invitation, dated October 30, 1991 to Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and the Palestinians.