Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat, shake hands after concluding the Declaration of Principles for Peace between Palestinian Arabs and Israelis

The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, and Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat, shook hands on the White House lawn after concluding the Declaration of Principles for Peace between Palestinian Arabs and Israelis. The handshake marked a historic progress towards peaceful co-existence between the two nations. The two leaders were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to restore peace in the Middle East. Click here to read more about the Nobel Prize.