On August 20th, 1993 (I forgot to add this) the first accord out of few in Oslo (Capital of Norway - it was signed there) Accords was signed between Israel and PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization). On this accord was shared:
Yitzhak Rabin (Former Israeli PM at that time), Bill Clinton and Yaser Arafat (Former PLO leader). The people who signed except of those people are: with Mahmoud Abbas signing for the Palestine Liberation Organization and Shimon Peres signing for the State of Israel. Warren Christopher for the United States and Andrei Kozyrev for Russia witnessed it.
The public ceremony was on Washington D.C.
Principles of the Accords:
In essence, the accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian rule would last for a five year interim period during which a permanent agreement would be negotiated (beginning not later than May 1996). Permanent issues such as Jerusalem, refugees, Israeli settlements in the area, security and borders were deliberately excluded from the Accords and left to be decided. The interim self-government was to be granted in phases.
Until a final status accord was established, West Bank and Gaza would be divided into three zones:
Area A - full control of the Palestinian Authority.
Area B - Palestinian civil control, Israeli military control.
Area C - full Israeli control.
Together with the principles the two groups signed Letters of Mutual Recognition - The Israeli government recognized the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people while the PLO recognized the right of the state of Israel to exist and renounced terrorism, violence and its desire for the destruction of Israel.
The aim of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations is to establish a Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority, an elected Council, for the Palestinian people in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, for a transitional period not exceeding five years, leading to a permanent settlement based on Resolution 242 and Resolution 338, an integral part of the whole peace process.
In order that the Palestinians should govern themselves according to democratic principles, free and general political elections would be held for the Council.
Jurisdiction of the Palestinian Council would cover the West Bank and Gaza Strip, except for issues that would be negotiated in the permanent status negotiations. The two sides viewed the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as a single territorial unit.
The five-year transitional period would begin with the withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and Jericho area. Permanent status negotiations would commence as soon as possible between Israel and the Palestinians. The negotiations should cover remaining issues, including: Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, security arrangements, borders, relations and cooperation with other neighbors, and other issues of common interest.
There will be a transfer of authority from the IDF to the authorised Palestinians, concerning education and culture, health, social welfare, direct taxation, and tourism.
The Council would establish a strong police force, while Israel will continue to carry the responsibility for defending against external threats.
An Israeli-Palestinian Economic Cooperation Committee will be established in order to develop and implement in a cooperative manner the programs identified in the protocols.
A redeployment of Israeli military forces in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip would take place.
The Declaration of Principles would enter into force one month after its signing. All protocols annexed to the Declaration of Principles and the Agreed Minutes pertaining to it, should be regarded as part of it.
Thanks for Wikipedia for this full information!
Well, what happened since then? Everything is known, it just getting worse!
Yitzhak Rabin I can hardly judge him, he contributed a lot to the education here and the life here was growing! Since Yigal Amir assassinated him, the education situation became worse! He increased the budget to education than security one in the first time in Israel.
Hurting the security budget might cause to some problems in 1996 but nothing more!
When Rabin was assassinated on 4th November (7 days before my birthday!), 1995 and all the people of Israel won't forget him especially for his greatness and the leadership he had!
What do you think Oslo Accords, was right or wrong? and why it disappeared so quickly??
And I mean to you all!
Good day to all except terrorists, Take care!