In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “plan to resolve the israeli-palestinian conflict proposed by a "quartet" of international entities”. Today it says “plan to resolve the israeli–palestinian conflict proposed by the quartet on the middle east”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
The "road map" for peace is a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proposed by a "quartet" of international entities: the United States , the European Union , Russia , and the United Nations .1The principles of the plan were first outlined by U.S. Bush in a speech on June 24 , 2002 , in which he called for an independent Palestinian state living side by side with the Israeli state in peace.2Bush was the first U.S. President to explicitly call for such a Palestinian state. Bush's phrase "road map" later became a popular synonym of the word "plan" in many other contexts.3
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The "road map" for peace is a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proposed by a " quartet " of international entities: the United States , the European Union , Russia , and the United Nations . The principles of the plan, originally drafted by U.S.Foreign Service Officer Donald Bloome, were first outlined by U.S.Bush in a speech on June 24, 2002, in which he called for an independent Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in peace: "The Roadmap represents a starting point toward achieving the vision of two states, a secure State of Israel and a viable, peaceful, democratic Palestine.It is the framework for progress towards lasting peace and security in the Middle East..." Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas , United States President George W.Bush , and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after reading statement to the press during the closing moments of the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba , Jordan , June 4, 2003.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The Roadmap for peace or road map for peace was a plan to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict proposed by the Quartet on the Middle East : the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations. The principles of the plan, originally drafted by U.S. Foreign Service Officer Donald Blome, were first outlined by U.S. Bush in a speech on 24 June 2002, in which he called for an independent Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in peace. A draft version from the Bush administration was published as early as 14 November 2002.The final text was released on 30 April 2003.The process reached a deadlock early in phase I and the plan was never implemented. Bush , and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after reading statement to the press during the closing moments of the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba , Jordan , June 4, 2003. Roadmap For Peace in the Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian Reciprocal Action, Quartet Support' U.S.Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,16/7/2003 "The Roadmap represents a starting point toward achieving the vision of two states, a secure State of Israel and a viable, peaceful, democratic Palestine. It is the framework for progress towards lasting peace and security in the Middle East ..."
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The opening as it stood in 2020
The Roadmap for peace or road map for peace ( Mapa had'rakhim , Khāriṭa ṭarīq as-salāmu ) was a plan to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict proposed by the Quartet on the Middle East : the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations. The principles of the plan, originally drafted by U.S. Foreign Service Officer Donald Blome, were first outlined by U.S. Bush in a speech on 24 June 2002, in which he called for an independent Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in peace. A draft version from the Bush administration was published as early as 14 November 2002. The final text was released on 30 April 2003. The process reached a deadlock early in phase I and the plan was never implemented. Bush , and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after reading statement to the press during the closing moments of the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba , Jordan , June 4, 2003. Roadmap For Peace in the Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian Reciprocal Action, Quartet Support' U.S.Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,16/7/2003 "The Roadmap represents a starting point toward achieving the vision of two states, a secure State of Israel and a viable, peaceful, democratic Palestine. It is the framework for progress towards lasting peace and security in the Middle East ..."
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Bush , and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after reading statement to the press during the closing moments of the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba , Jordan , June 4, 2003. The Roadmap for peace or road map for peace ( Mapa had'rakhim , Khāriṭa ṭarīq as-salāmu ) was a plan to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict proposed by the Quartet on the Middle East : the United States, the European Union, Russia and the United Nations. The principles of the plan, originally drafted by U.S. Foreign Service Officer Donald Blome , were first outlined by U.S. Bush in a speech on 24 June 2002, in which he called for an independent Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in peace. A draft version from the Bush administration was published as early as 14 November 2002. The final text was released on 30 April 2003. The process reached a deadlock early in phase I and the plan was never implemented. Roadmap For Peace in the Middle East: Israeli/Palestinian Reciprocal Action, Quartet Support' U.S.Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,16/7/2003 "The Roadmap represents a starting point toward achieving the vision of two states, a secure State of Israel and a viable, peaceful, democratic Palestine. It is the framework for progress towards lasting peace and security in the Middle East ..."
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Bush , and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon after reading statement to the press during the closing moments of the Red Sea Summit in Aqaba , Jordan , 4 June 2003. The roadmap for peace or road map for peace ( Hebrew : מפת הדרכים Mapa had'rakhim , Arabic : خارطة طريق السلام Khāriṭa ṭarīq as-salāmu ) was a plan to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict proposed by the Quartet on the Middle East . The principles of the plan, originally drafted by U.S. Foreign Service Officer Donald Blome , were first outlined by U.S. Bush in a speech on 24 June 2002, in which he called for an independent Palestinian state living side by side with Israel in peace. A draft version from the Bush administration was published as early as 14 November 2002. The final text was released on 30 April 2003. The process reached a deadlock early in phase I and the plan was never implemented. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs, 16 July 2003 "The Roadmap represents a starting point toward achieving the vision of two states, a secure State of Israel and a viable, peaceful, democratic Palestine. It is the framework for progress towards lasting peace and security in the Middle East ..."
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “plan to resolve the israeli-palestinian conflict proposed by a "quartet" of international entities”. Today it says “plan to resolve the israeli–palestinian conflict proposed by the quartet on the middle east”. Read the current article and compare.
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plan to resolve the israeli-palestinian conflict proposed by a "quartet" of international entities
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plan to resolve the israeli–palestinian conflict proposed by the quartet on the middle east
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