| Palestinian Authority president Yasir Arafat and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left and center left, stand with King Hussein I of Jordan and United States president Bill Clinton, center right and right, at a White House press conference on October 2, 1998. Prodded by King Hussein and Clinton, Arafat and Netanyahu on October 23, 1998, signed an agreement that moved the Middle East peace process forward for the first time in 19 months. |