Taba Summit

The Taba Summit (also known as Taba Talks) were talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, held from 21 to 27 January 2001 in Taba, Egypt. The talks took place during a political transition period. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak had resigned six weeks previously on 9 December 2000, and elections were due on 6 February 2001, and the inauguration of President George W. Bush had taken place just one day prior, on 20 January 2001.

The Taba negotiations followed previous peace negotiation efforts, including the Oslo Accords (1993–1995) and the Camp David Summit (2000), which had failed to reach an agreement on key issues such as borders, Palestinian refugees, Israeli settlements in occupied territories, and Jerusalem.

The Taba negotiators hoped to address final status issues and bring an end to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. According to a statement issued at the end of the talks, they came closer to this goal than in any previous peace talks. The talks ended on 27 January 2001 due to the upcoming Israeli election, and the new Ariel Sharon government did not restart them.

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