From the declaration of British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour in November 1917 to the political statements of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in November 2007, Palestinians have been promised that their rights would be guaranteed -- but all in vain. Above are memorable photos of 30 years of peacemaking featuring the signing of the Egyptian-Israeli Camp David Accord, the signing of the Cairo Agreement that permitted the return of Arafat to Gaza, the failed Camp David II that put the peace process on freeze for seven years, and the recent Abbas-Olmert meetings that aim to re-launch Palestinian-Israeli negotiations

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