The violence in the Middle East continued to increase during Ariel Sharon’s term as Prime Minister. He strongly opposed the Oslo agreement and promised to counteract attacks on Israeli targets.
Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah offered Israel normal relations with all Arab states if Israel would comply with U.N. Resolutions 194 and 242. President George W. Bush encouraged other leaders to make the same commitment.
Sharon surrounded Arafat’s compound in Ramallah in an attempt to arrest Arafat. The U.N. demanded that Israel withdraw from Ramallah, which Israel ignored. Arafat was confined there until a few days before he died.
Bush demanded Israeli troops return to the positions they held before September 2000, refrain from new settlement activity, and negotiate terms to meet U.N. Resolution 242.
A "roadmap" for resolving the conflict was announced in April 2003. Palestinians accepted the plan, but Israel wanted to add 14 caveats, which caused the Roadmap for Peace to be abandoned.
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