A look at US-hosted Mideast peace talks

A look at Mideast peace conferences with U.S. involvement:

_Sept. 5-17, 1978, Camp David, Thurmont, Md.:

The participants are President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Sadat and Begin sign agreements with Carter. Under the first, Israel returns the Sinai, occupied in 1967, for peace. Talks fail on the second agreement for an elected authority replacing Israel's military governments in the West Bank and Gaza.

_Oct. 15-23, 1998, Wye River Conference Centers, Queenstown, Md.:

President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat participate. Israel agrees to hand over an additional 13 percent of the West Bank (bringing Palestinian control to about 40 percent), release Palestinian prisoners and lift trade restrictions. Palestinians agree to arrest militants, give up some guns and annul a clause in their charter that negated Israel's right to exist. The sides also agree to report on security cooperation to CIA envoys, which is still in practice. However, Israel later released car thieves instead of political prisoners and Arafat did not reduce forces or confiscate arms. The Palestinians renounced the anti-Israel clause.

_January 2000, Shepherdstown, W.Va.:

Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa participate. The talks fail over Syrian and Israeli differences on the disputed Golan Heights.

_July 11-25, 2000, Camp David:

Taking part are Clinton, Arafat and Barak. Clinton meets with Arafat and Barak after deadline for interim accords expires. Israel offers a Palestinian state in Gaza and most of West Bank, with Jerusalem foothold, but disagreements remain. Fighting erupts two months later and the effort eventually collapses.