peace agreements Flashcards
when did the USA have a secret meeting with Arafat about peace
December 1988
in their secret meeting what did the USA convince Arafat to do
make a speech denouncing. terrorism (he even says he supports a 2-state solution)
when was the gulf war
August 1990
how did the gulf war affect peace talks
Arabs saw a double standard since USA didn’t react the same to six day war and resolution 242
why does America put more pressure on Israel in the 1990s
- the Cold War is over so no policy of containment
- they don’t want to lose oil links with the Arabs
when and how does the USA threaten Israel about peace
September 1991 : threaten to withdraw 10 billion dollar loan
when was the Madrid conference
1991 - unsuccessful, Israel wasn’t cooperating
when was the Oslo Agreement
1993 - Norway
what does Arafat’s letter say
recognition of Israel
calling an end to the intifiada
rejection of terrorism
when do the Arab leaders shake hands in front of the White House
13 September 1993
what does Rabin agree to do after Arafat’s letter
recognise the PLO as the rep of Palestine
what are the terms of the Oslo agreement
-Israel to leave Gaza. Jericho and other parts of West Bank (except military bases, settlements and Jerusalem)
-elections to be held for the PA to run occupied territory for 5 years
- a final settlement to be discussed
why wasn’t the Oslo accord an actual treaty
it just set up a timetable for an actual treaty
Oslo 2 Accords
1995
terms of the Oslo 2 accords
- elections were held (Arafat and PLO win)
- Israeli forces to withdraw from major Palestinian towns
- Palestinian prisoners to be released from Israeli jails
