Oslo Peace Agreements

Leaders of both sides, at the request of the United States and other world powers, sought progress towards lasting peace and arrived in Norway in the hope of building on the Camp David Accords, signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in September 1978. The Oslo Agreements included a series of agreements, the second of which, the Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and Jericho, was signed in May 1994. This pact adopted the provisions of the original declaration, which approved an interim autonomy of five years for the execution of a Palestinian authority in two phases: first in Gaza and the city of Jericho, and then, after an election, in the remaining areas under Israeli military rule. Discussions on the final status are expected to begin after three years, with a two-year deadline to reach an agreement. Issues such as borders, the return of refugees, the status of Jerusalem and Jewish settlements in the occupied territories were reserved for discussions on final status. The PLO recognized Israel`s right to exist, renounced terrorism and agreed to amend the parts of its Charter that called for the destruction of Israel. Israel recognized the PLO as the sole representative of the Palestinian people. Although the Oslo Accords were remarkable in that the PLO agreed to formally recognize the State of Israel and Israel allowed the Palestinians a limited form of autonomy in Gaza and the West Bank (the so-called occupied territories), they were originally seen as a springboard to ratification of a formal peace treaty between the two sides, which would end decades of conflict. After 1995, a number of additional agreements were reached for the implementation of the Oslo Agreements. In 1993, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed the Declaration of Principles for a Peaceful Settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Although this is an important step towards peace, it came for the Palestinians with hidden costs. Rabin`s decision generated huge opposition within Likud and most settlers, although the majority of Israelis strongly supported him at first, especially since the agreement allowed Israel to free itself from the Gaza Strip. In October 1994, Jordan also signed a comprehensive peace agreement with Israel, and many other Arab states, including the small Persian Gulf Emirates, began to reject old taboos about contact with the Jewish state.

(4) Both parties agree that the outcome of the sustainable status negotiations should not be compromised or anticipated by the agreements reached during the transition period. [1] While the final goal at Camp David was a “peace treaty between Israel and Jordan, in light of the agreement reached in the final status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip,” the Oslo negotiations were direct between Israel and the PLO and aimed at a direct peace agreement between these groups. The Oslo Accords, like the Camp David Agreements of 1978, were aimed only at an interim agreement that allowed the first steps to be taken. This should be followed by negotiations on a full settlement within five years. However, when an Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty was concluded on 26 October 1994, it was without the Palestinians.