"The path to Geneva offers a personal, behind-the-scenes look inside the Middle East peace negotiations over the past decade: from Bill Clinton's Oval Office to Mubarak's Cairo to King Hussein's Amman, as well as private meetings with Yasser Arafat, Ehud Barak, Shimon Peres, and Madeleine Albright: in addition to Beilin's crucial connections with other seminal Arab leaders such as Saeb Erekat, Faisal Husseini, Abu Ala, and Abu Mazen." "When negotiations broke down during Clinton's second term and Ariel Sharon came into power - confirming the end of the peace process - Beilin seized the initiative and privately negotiated an alternative peace plan with Palestinian leaders. The Geneva Accord - unveiled in December 2003 - has garnered high praise from Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Tony Blair, Jacques Chirac, Nelson Mandela, Colin Powell, and scores of other world leaders." "From the early days of the Oslo talks right up to today's negotiations, the path to Geneva advanced hope via pragmatism and reflects the life work of a dedicated, brilliant diplomat and visionary participant in this most challenging of arenas."--BOOK JACKET.