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1
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Camp David accords

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did little to help the Palestinians

2
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restarted peace process

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  • desire for peace from civilians
  • Arafat denounced the use of terrorism in 1988
  • US wanted to maintain relations with Arabs so were willing to put pressure on Israel
  • cold war ended- no more soviet money
3
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Madrid conference

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1991
-Arab-Israeli talks - didn’t achieve much but started the process

extremists on both sides disrupted peace process

4
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Oslo accords 1993

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-Yitzhak Rabin recognised PLO as the representatives of the Palestinians

not a peace treaty

Agreed to: -set up a Palestinian authority in Gaza +WB

  • Partial Israeli military withdrawal
  • negotiate a full settlement over 5 years
5
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Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty

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1994

  • border disputes settled
  • Jordan recognised Israel
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Second Oslo Accords

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1995

  • Further Israeli withdrawal
  • release of PLO prisoners
  • PA elections to be held
7
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Problem: Jerusalem

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both wanted it as their capital

-by late 90s East Jerusalem was surrounded by Israeli settlements containing 150,000 Israelis

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Problem: Jewish settlements

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-debate about where the Jewish settlements in the west bank should go

9
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Problem: Independent Palestinian state

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the Israelis were worried about their security

-suspected the Palestinians wouldn’t be content with a mini-state

10
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Problem: refugees return

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-Israelis didn’t want Israel to be swamped as they didn’t want them to make up the majority of Israel

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1988

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Dec

USA started peace talks with the PLO and led to them accepting the State of Israel

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end of cold war

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America wanted support from Egypt and Saudi Arabia

Communist russia collasped so couldn’t support the Arab states - USA could then push Israel to make peace

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1991

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Sept

in order to get Israel to make peace, the US threatened to withdraw $10 million in loans to Israel

14
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Oslo accord 1993- Palestinians

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Arafat rejected the use of terrorism and recognised the State of Israel

paved way for self-government for Palestinians

15
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Jewish settlements in occupied territory

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debate about were the Jewish settlements on the west bank should go

16
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obstacles of camp david

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who controlled the holy sites

the right of Palestinian refugees to return