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Oslo Accords
Dates and leaders involved.
A pair of interim agreements B/W Israel and the PLO.
Oslo I signed in Washington 1993.
Israeli PM Yitzak Rabin, POTUS Clinton & PLO leader Yasser Afafat.
Oslo II signed in Taba, Egypt 1995.
Rabin, Shimon Peres and Arafat.
Minsk Agreements
Named after the capital of Belarus where they were signed in 2014 and 2015.
Attempted to secure a ceasefire between the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed separatists in the east of Ukraine.
INF Treaty
The Separation Wall
Nordstream
Hannibal Directive
What did The Oslo Agreement set as it’s basis?
In exchange for recognition of Israel as a state and its people right to live in peace, Palestinians would get (limited) self-governance in The West Bank and Gaza Strip.
Specifically for Palestine:
1. Withdraw of IDF from West Bank and Gaza,
2. Tx of authority to Palestine over matters of education, health, social welfare, taxation,
3. Creation of Palestinian Police Force,
4. Democratic elections in West Bank and Gaza,
5. Arrangements for coord B/W Israel and PLO on issues of security and economics.