Bill Clinton: 'I killed myself to give the Palestinians a state'

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11. Whatever he did, it didn't help the Palestinians,

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and if they'd accepted the "generous" offers they were given, things could've been even worse than now.

The offer from Barak was nothing but a scam:
2000 Camp David Summit: Territory
Source: Wikipedia

Based on the Israeli definition of the West Bank, Barak offered to form a Palestinian state initially on 73% of the West Bank (that is, 27% less than the Green Line borders) and 100% of the Gaza Strip. In 10–25 years, the Palestinian state would expand to a maximum of 92% of the West Bank (91 percent of the West Bank and 1 percent from a land swap). From the Palestinian perspective this equated to an offer of a Palestinian state on a maximum of 86% of the West Bank.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Camp_David_Summit#Territory

Very informative Flash Map detailing Barak's "generous" offers:
http://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/downloads/baraks_offers/barak_eng.swf
Source: http://zope.gush-shalom.org/home/en/channels/downloads/baraks_offers

The Clinton Parameters were also a scam - no map, and no mention of what areas Palestinians would sign away, and what land they would get in the already lopsided swap. It wasn't even sure what areas were considered to be the 100% of the West Bank that would be the basis for swaps. No right of return, no Palestinian control of their own borders - In spite of the Parameters being completely lopsided, the Israeli side had 20 pages of objections. The Palestinians mostly wanted clarification of the details and of course, maps.

The Clinton Parameters: Territory
Source: Wikipedia

The Clinton Parameters proposed a Palestinian state comprising between 94–96% of the West Bank and the entire Gaza Strip. Israel would annex the remaining land, which would include Israeli settlements, containing 80% of the settler population, mainly in major settlement blocs. Israel would cede 1–3% of land to the Palestinians in land swaps to compensate for the annexations. The Palestinian state would have to be contiguous, and annexed areas along with the number of Palestinians affected would be as minimized as possible.

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Clinton_Parameters#The_details

Next time an American President formulates parameters for solving the I/P conflict, they'd better be fair and detailed with maps.