Oslo Accord

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1. An agreement brokered by Norway after months of secret negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1993. By its terms, Israel and the PLO recognized each other. The PLO renounced terrorism, and Israel agreed to withdraw its military and civil authorities from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank town of Jericho, granting self-rule to Palestinians in these areas and a lesser degree of self-rule to other parts of the Occupied Territories. Although the accord put off consideration of the thorny issues of Israeli settlements on the West Bank and the status of Jerusalem (see also Jerusalem), it set 1999 as a deadline for a final agreement. Subsequent negotiations to resolve these issues failed, however.

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Though favored by moderates in both camps, the Oslo Accord was rejected by Hamas and Syria's president Hafez al-Assad. Yitzhak Rabin, Israel's premier when the accord was reached, was assassinated by an Israeli law student in 1995.

Example Sentences

In September 1993, it was Bill Clinton, who brought Israeli and Palestinian leaders together at the White House for the landmark first Oslo accord which marked the beginnings of Palestinian self-governance.

From Barron's

At the close of the Cold War, when the Middle East was momentarily disentangled from great-power politics, Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization signed the 1993 Oslo Accord.

From Salon

At the time the Oslo Accord was signed in 1993, there were just over 110,000 Jewish settlers living in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

From BBC

It was after the false peace ushered in by the Oslo accord of 1995 that economic development, held back for many years by Israeli-imposed restrictions, began to be fostered and financed by EU and US aid programmes.

From The Guardian

While serious points are made here — for instance a throwaway reference to the Oslo Accord as “another illusion that changed nothing” — this film’s emphasis, as it should be, is on humor and character.

From Los Angeles Times