POLI 347 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Geneva Initiative (2003), Assassination Of Yitzhak Rabin
28 Nov 2012
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Main agreement in 93 was between ?? and arafat for recognition: some israeli withdrawal and more palestinian autonomy. Established palestinian authority: stop hearing so much about plo, now it"s pa, 1996 elections, to elect the plc (legislative council) Formally elect arafat to president of the pa. Cooperation: water (jwc joint water commission) : regulate water distribution, education : school books to reflect peaceful future, crime e. g. illicit drugs. Settlement expansion continued, land confiscation: violate oslo accords, violate integrity and status of w. bank & gaza, we can stop starting new ones but can"t stop expanding ones that exist . Terrorism: palestinian suicide attacks (hamas, islamic jihad) Around 65 israeli deaths just in that first year: hebron mosque massacre (1994) Goldstein killing 29 muslim people and wounded dozen + during prayer. Rabin assassinated: prime minister seen as huge loss for israel & peace process, tried to move oslo forward and make difficult compromises, assassinated by extreme rightist israeli.
