1. Wither the Peace Process?

2. UN Resolution 242 (November 2, 1967)
The Security Council, Expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the Middle East, Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which every State in the area can live in security, 1. Affirms that the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East should include the application of both the following principles: (i) Withdrawal of Israel armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict; (ii) Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; 2. Affirms further the necessity of achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem;

3. UN Resolution 3236 (November 2, 1974)
The General Assembly 1. Reaffirms the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people in Palestine, including: (a) The right to self-determination without external interference; (b) The right to national independence and sovereignty; 2. Reaffirms also the inalienable right of the Palestinians to return to their homes and property from which they have been displaced and uprooted, and calls for their return; 3. Emphasizes that full respect for and the realization of these inalienable rights of the Palestinian people are indispensable for the solution of the question of Palestine; 4. Recognizes that the Palestinian people is a principal party in the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East; 5. Further recognizes the right of the Palestinian people to regain its rights by all means in accordance with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations;

4. 12th Summit of Arab League (September 9, 1982)
The Arab League [including the PLO] adopts the following principles:
Israeli withdrawal from all Arab territories occupied in 1967 including Arab Al Quds.
Dismantling of Israeli settlements on Arab territories after 1967.
Reaffirmation of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the exercise of its inalienable national rights under the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and the indemnification of those who do not wish to return.
Placing the West Bank and Gaza Strip under the control of the UN for a transitory period not exceeding 6 months.
Establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Al Quds as its capital.

5. First Intifada ( )

6. First Intifada ( )

7. Madrid Conference (1991)

8. Israeli Delegation at Madrid Benyamin Netanyahu / Yitzak Shamir

9. Palestinian Delegation at Madrid Hanan Ashrawi / Haider Abdel Shafi

10. Madrid Conference (1991) Aim Means
To establish a framework for implementation of UN Resolution 242 *
* end to Israeli Occupation of West Bank / Gaza
* settlement of the Palestinian Refugee Problem
* Peace within secure and recognized borders
* negotiations for a framework to end the conflict
Means
Bi-lateral talks between the parties

11. Oslo Agreement (1993) Declaration of Principles
Withdrawal from Occupied Territories (OT)
Palestinian Self Government in OT
Interim Palestinian Self Government / PA
Permanent Status Negotiations

12. Oslo Permanent Status Negotiations
Palestinian Refugees [UN Resolution 194 / 242]
Jerusalem
Israeli Settlements
Borders of Israel / Palestinian State

13. Reaction in Israel
Knesset Vote: 61 Votes in Favor 50 Votes Opposed / 9 Abstentions

14. Rabin Assassinated (1995)

15. Palestinian Reaction to Oslo
In Favor: PLO / Fatah Opposed: Hamas, Islamic Jihad

16. ISRAELI SETTLEMENT POPULATION (Oslo Years)
WB 90, , , , ,776
EJ , , , , ,250
GZA , , , , ,678
Total , , , , ,704
% change 1991/2000 = %

17. Ariel Sharon “A Vision of Israel at Century’s End”
“We'll make a pastrami sandwich of them. We'll insert a strip of Jewish settlement in between the Palestinians, and then another strip of Jewish settlement right across the West Bank, so that in 25 years, neither the UN, nor the USA – nobody -- will be able to tear it apart".
Ariel Sharon (1973)

19. Settlements, Checkpoints and the Matrix of Control

20. Greater Jerusalem

21. Settlement of Greater Jerusalem (Gilo / Beit Jala)

22. Divided Nation Israel in 1996

23. Barak in 2000

24. Camp David (July, 2000)

25. Taba Talks (2001)
“The sides declare that they have never been closer to reaching an agreement and it is thus our shared belief that the remaining gaps could be bridged with the resumption of negotiations following the Israeli election.”