(2017-1244-F) White House Photos - Middle East Peace Process Photographs

The materials in FOIA 2017-1244-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA request 2017-1244-F contains photographs and video recordings of President William Jefferson Clinton’s travel to the Middle East from December 12 through 1, 1998 to Israel, including stops in Jerusalem, Gaza, Masada, and Bethlehem. Key individuals include President Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu & Mrs. Sara Netanyahu, Chairman Yasser Arafat & Mrs. Suha Arafat, and Mrs. Leah Rabin, and the United States Delegation including Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Samuel “Sandy” Berger, Bruce Riedel, Maria Echaveste, and various members of Congress. Events including arrivals and departures, meetings, and press opportunities. Material from December 12, 1998 is as follows; President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton fly to Israel aboard Air Force One. Present are Representatives Rick Lazio and Sam Gejdenson, and Senators Paul Wellstone and Arlen Specter. The President and First Lady participate in an arrival ceremony at Ben Gurion International Airport. They are met by President Ezer Weizman & Mrs. Reuma Weizman and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu & Mrs. Sara Netanyahu. Material from December 13, 1998 is as follows; President William Jefferson Clinton & First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton have breakfast with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Mrs. Sara Netanyahu. Later the President meets with the United States’ Congressional Delegation. Present are Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Senators Arlen Specter & Paul Wellstone, and Representatives Peter Deutsch, John Fox, Brad Sherman, Nick Rahall, Sander Levin, and Jane Harman, among others. The President has a staff briefing with Secretary Albright, Samuel “Sandy” Berger, Dennis Ross, Bruce Riedel, Rob Malley, and Maria Echaveste. President William Jefferson Clinton is presented with a gift from Mayor Ehud Olmert. President William Jefferson Clinton and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu have a bilateral meeting. The President and Prime Minister later address the people of Israel in Ussishkin Hall at the Jerusalem Convention Center. President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton visit the gravesite of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. Accompanying the President and First Lady are Mrs. Leah Rabin, Dalia RabinPelossof (daughter of Mrs. Rabin), and Noa Ben-Artzi (granddaughter of Mrs. Rabin). President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with President Ezer Weizman and Mrs. Reuma Weizman at Beit Hanassi. The principals participate in a Menorah lighting ceremony. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and Mrs. Sara Netanyahu visit various locations in Jerusalem, Israel, including the Neve Shalom Community, the Hadassah Medical Center, and the Sadie Rennert Center. President William Jefferson Clinton & First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton attend dinner hosted by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Mrs. Sara Netanyahu. Material from December 14, 1998 is as follows; Air Force One sits on the tarmac at Tel Aviv, Israel. President William Jefferson Clinton participates in an arrival ceremony at Gaza City, Gaza (A large amount of additional material responsive to December 14, 1998 was processed in FOIA # 2017-0231-F and should be referenced). Material from December 15, 1998 is as follows; President William Jefferson Clinton is briefed at the Jerusalem Hilton Hotel. President William Jefferson Clinton attends a trilateral meeting with Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. The President delivers remarks to the press following the trilateral. President William Jefferson Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton arrive at the Dead Sea Landing Zone to visit the mountaintop fortress at Masada, Israel. Present are Prime Minister Binyamin Nentanyahu and Mrs. Sara Netanyahu. President William Jefferson Clinton, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton visit the Church of the Nativity with Chairman Yasser Arafat and Mrs. Suha Arafat in Bethlehem, Israel. President William Jefferson Clinton greets U.S. Marines at the Jerusalem Hotel. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton greets Congressional Delegation members at the Jerusalem Hotel. The First Lady later addresses the U.S. Embassy & Consulate general community. The First Lady also address a Shimon Peres Peace Center event and meets with families of missing soldiers. President William Jefferson Clinton meets with Labor Leader Ehud Barak at the Ben Gurion International Airport. President William Jefferson Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton depart Israel.