Mideast Peace: First Steps

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, embraces U.S. President George W. Bush as he welcomes him at the Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, international airport, June 2, 2003. In his first personal foray into Middle East peace talks, Mr. Bush pledged to "put in as much time as necessary" to achieve peace between Israelis and Palestinians and help them live side by side.

President Bush sits at a conference table during a meeting with Middle Eastern leaders in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, June 3, 2003, to discuss an Israeli and Palestinian peace plan.

Newly-elected Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, left, listens as Palestinian Foreign Minister Nabil Shaath speaks during a roundtable meeting with Middle East leaders at the Arab-U.S. summit, June 3, 2003.

President Bush drives a golf cart carrying himself and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, June 3, 2003. At the far right is Saudi Prince Al-Walid Bin Talal.

King Abdullah II of Jordan, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Abdullah, President Bush, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, from left, pose for a group photo after their meeting in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, June 3, 2003.

President Bush meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Abdullah, left, following the Arab-U.S. peace summit in Egypt, June 3, 2003.

President Bush, center, National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, right, as they arrive at the Jordanian port in Aqaba, June 4, 2003.

President George W. Bush and Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon walk together at Beit al Bahar Palace in the Jordanian Red Sea resort of Aqaba, June 4, 2003. Bush and Sharon were to finalize the road map to peace in a face-to-face meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas.

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, left, jokes with Yasser Abed-Rabbo, Palestinian Minister of Government Affairs, during statements to the media at the Royal Palace in Aqaba, Jordan, June 4, 2003.

President Bush, center, meets with Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, left, and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas to finalize the road map to peace at Beit al Bahar Palace in the Jordanian Red Sea resort of Aqaba, June 4, 2003. With support from top Arab leaders promised, Bush said there can now be steady progress toward Palestinian statehood and a secure Israel.

President Bush discusses the Middle East peace process with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, left, and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, right, in Aqaba, Jordan, June 4, 2003.

President Bush, seated at right, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of Israel, bottom left, and Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, top left, discuss the Middle East peace process during their trilateral meeting in Aqaba, Jordan, June 4, 2003. They are accompanied by other officials at the table.

Peace talk leaders walk to the podium for their final statement at the end of their summit in Aqaba, Jordan, June 4, 2003. From left are Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, President Bush, Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Jordan's King Abdullah II.

Israeli workers in an electronics store in Tel Aviv watch Israeli television broadcasts of the summit in Aqaba, June 4, 2003.

Peace talk leaders give final statement at the end of their summit in Aqaba, Jordan, June 4, 2003. From left are Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, President Bush, Israel's Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Jordan's King Abdullah II.