Oslo Accords

WHY IN NEWS?

Palestinians threaten to quit Oslo Accords, if U.S. President Donald Trump announces his West Asia peace plan. It is being said that the plan will turn Israel’s temporary occupation of Palestinian territory into a permanent occupation.

ABOUT OSLO ACCORDS

• Oslo Accords are a series of agreements between Israel and the Palestinians signed in the 1990s.
• Oslo I (1993) is formally known as the Declaration of Principles (DOP). The pact established a timetable for the Middle East peace process. It planned for an interim Palestinian government in Gaza and Jericho in the West Bank.
• Formally known as the Declaration of Principles (DOP), the pact established a timetable for the Middle East peace process. It planned for an interim Palestinian government in Gaza and Jericho in the West Bank.
• Oslo II, officially called the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza, expanded on Oslo I. It included provisions for the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from six West Bank cities and about 450 towns. Additionally, the pact set a timetable for elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council.
• It included provisions for the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from six West Bank cities and about 450 towns.
• Additionally, the pact set a timetable for elections for the Palestinian Legislative Council.
• The interim pact was only supposed to last five years while a permanent agreement was finalised but it has tacitly been rolled over for more than two decades.
• The question of Jerusalem was left undecided under the Oslo Accords.

Prelims Question

Q. Oslo Accords which was recently in news is signed by which among the following?
a)USA and Israel
b)USA and Palestine
c)Israel and Palestine
d)UN and Israel

Answer to the Prelims Question