The Failure of Oslo, 30 Years On
A strategic blunder that brought repression to Palestinians and violence to Israelis.
August 23, 2023
The Failure of Oslo, 30 Years On
A strategic blunder that brought repression to Palestinians and violence to Israelis.
In September of 1993, the Palestine Liberation of Organization (PLO) and the state of Israel exchanged letters of mutual recognition and then signed the Oslo I Accord, accompanied by the famous handshake between Yitzḥak Rabin and Yasir Arafat on the White House lawn. Despite the optimism of the moment, the peace process of the 1990s only ushered in an increase in terrorism and demonization of the Jewish state. Efraim Karsh provides a thorough investigation of what he calls “the worst calamity to have afflicted Israelis and Palestinians since the 1948 war.”
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