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

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

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  • relaxed and friendly atmosphere

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

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

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  • Israel accepted the PLO as the representatives of the Palestinian people and Arafat would return from Tunis
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What was one term of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993? (PLO violence + Israel)

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  • PLO renounced violence and accepted Israel’s right to exist
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What was one term of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993? (PNA)

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

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

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

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

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  • negotiations would take place on difficult issues ex) location of the borders, Jerusalem
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What was one term of the Oslo Peace Accords of 1993? (peace treaty)

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  • a permanent peace treaty would then be signed at the end of the 5 year period
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What was one term of the Oslo II Peace Accords of 1995? (West Bank)

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  • made it clear which part of the West Bank belonged to which country
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How much of the West Bank was controlled by Israel in 1995?

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70%

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

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110,000

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

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3%

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

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  • furious

- Israel controlled most of the West Bank

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

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  • some were delighted

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

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How did Rabin die?

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

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How was Arafat greeted when he returned from Tunis?

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enthusiastically

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When was Arafat installed as president of the PNA?

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1996

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Why did Israelis not trust Arafat?

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

18
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How did Netanyahu take power?

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