ME4 - The terms and results of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993. The assassination of Rabin and Netanyahu’s opposition to Oslo.

Question 1

How did the Norwegian Prime Minister help make the negotiations work?

Answer 1

• relaxed and friendly atmosphere

- he held the talks in remote farmhouses and in his own home in Oslo

Question 2

What was one term of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993? (PLO + Tunis)

Answer 2

• Israel accepted the PLO as the representatives of the Palestinian people and Arafat would return from Tunis

Question 3

What was one term of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993? (PLO violence + Israel)

Answer 3

• PLO renounced violence and accepted Israel’s right to exist

Question 4

What was one term of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993? (PNA)

Answer 4

Both sides agreed that a Palestinian National Authority (PNA) should be setup

Question 5

What was one term of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993? (Next 5 years)

Answer 5

Over the next 5 years, Israeli forces would gradually withdraw from parts of the West Bank and transfer responsibility for governing the PNA

Question 6

What was one term of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993? (Negotiations)

Answer 6

• negotiations would take place on difficult issues ex) location of the borders, Jerusalem

Question 7

What was one term of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993? (peace treaty)

Answer 7

• a permanent peace treaty would then be signed at the end of the 5 year period

Question 8

What was one term of the Oslo II Peace Accords of 1995? (West Bank)

Answer 8

• made it clear which part of the West Bank belonged to which country

Question 9

How much of the West Bank was controlled by Israel in 1995?

Answer 9

70%

Question 10

How many Jewish settlers did the West Bank have in 1995?

Answer 10

110,000

Question 11

How much land was totally controlled by the PNA in 1995?

Answer 11

3%

Question 12

What were the reactions of the Oslo Peace Accords? (Palestinians)

Answer 12

• furious

- Israel controlled most of the West Bank

Question 13

What were the reactions of the Oslo Peace Accords? (Israelis)

Answer 13

• some were delighted

- others strongly objected to giving up any part of ‘Biblical Israel’ at all and they saw Rabin as a traitor

Question 14

How did Rabin die?

Answer 14

He was assassinated by Yigal Amir, an Israeli-Jewish religious extremist

Question 15

How was Arafat greeted when he returned from Tunis?

Answer 15

enthusiastically

Question 16

When was Arafat installed as president of the PNA?

Answer 16

1996

Question 17

Why did Israelis not trust Arafat?

Answer 17

he would not stop terrorist attacks on Israel since he didn’t disarm PFLP or HAMAS

Question 18

How did Netanyahu take power?

Answer 18

A suicide bomber killed Shimon Peres who was meant to win the election