Tentative Schedule of President Clinton's visit
to Israel and Palestinian territories:
JMCC learned from US officials that the tentative agenda
of President Clinton visit to the region will be as follows:
Saturday 12, Dec. 1998
- Clinton will arrive to Ben Gurion Airport at 11:30 at
night.
- The US delegation is estimated at 1000 persons of Congress
members and businessmen and will include 300 persons of various US media
staffs.
- Israel Foreign Minister Ariel Sharon and his wife will
receive Clinton, his wife and daughter at the airport .
Sunday 13, Dec.
- In the morning, Clinton will have a reception with Israeli
President Eizar Wizeman and Prime Minister Netanyahu.
- Later, he will have a reception and meeting with Netanyahu
at the PM office.
- At noon, President Clinton will visit the grave of the
late Israeli Prime Minister Yitshak Rabin.
- Later, he will have launch with Wizeman.
- Then, President Clinton will address a speech to the
Israeli people.
- Afterwards he will have dinner with Netanyahu in the
Hilton Hotel in West Jerusalem.
Monday 14, Dec.
- In the morning, he will land at Gaza Airport.
- Later, he will meet with President Arafat in Arafat’s
office.
- Afterwards, he will have lunch with President Arafat.
- In the evening, he will deliver a speech before the Palestinian
National Council in Rashad Shawa Center.
- Later, he will have a summit with President Arafat and
Benyamin Netanyahu at Erez or in Askelon.
- Departure to Jerusalem.
Tuesday 15, Dec.
- In the morning he will have a meeting with Leader of
the Israeli Opposition Ehud Barak
Later, he will fly to Bethlehem where he will visit the
Church of Nativity and light the Christmas tree in Manger Square.
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