Chronology of Oslo Accords and related peace process events (1994‑1999)

OUP CORRECTED PROOE - FINAL, 12/9/2014, SPi Chronology xxiii 13 September 1994 Oslo Declaration. 14 October 1994 Prime Minister Rabin, Chairman Yasir Arafat, and Foreign Minister Peres are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. 26 October 1994 Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty. 1 November 1994 — Casablanca Declaration. 30 November 1994 Establishment of the LACC. 10 December 1994 Official ceremony to present Nobel Peace Prize to Yizhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, and Yasir Arafat. 28 September 1995 — Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza Strip: Oslo II. 31 October 1995 Beilin-Abu Mazen Agreement. 4 November 1995 Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated. Shimon Peres becomes Prime Minister. 20 January 1996 Yasir Arafat is elected president of the Palestinian Authority (PA). 25 February- 4 March 1996 A series of suicide attacks by Hamas in Israel kill more than 60. 13 March 1996 Sharm el-Sheikh Summit of Peacemakers Final Statement. 11 April 1996 Israel launches Operation Grapes of Wrath in Lebanon. 24 April 1996 The Palestinian National Council (PNC) cancels the clauses of the Palestinian Charter that are contrary to the recognition of Israel. 26 April 1996 Israel-Lebanon cease-fire understandings. 4 May 1996 Letter from Chairman Arafat to Prime Minister Peres on the Amendment to Palestinian National Charter. 9 May 1996 TIPH Agreement I. 29 May 1996 Benjamin Netanyahu elected Prime Minister of Israel. 4 September 1996 _ First meeting of Prime Minister Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat. 28 September 1996 UN Security Council Resolution 1073. 17 January 1997 Hebron Protocol. 21 January 1997 TIPH II agreement. 21 January 1997 Israel-Jordan QIZ agreement. 25 September 1997 _ Israel’s assassination attempt on Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Amman. 23 October 1998 Wye River Agreement signed by Arafat and Netanyahu. 14 December 1998 The Palestinian National Council convenes in the presence of President Clinton to reaffirm the annulling of clauses of the Palestinian Charter which denied Israel’s right to exist. 7 February 1999 King Hussein of Jordan dies. Abdullah II succeeds him. 17 May 1999 Ehud Barak elected Prime Minister of Israel. 4 September 1999 = Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum. 5 October 1999 Protocol Concerning Safe Passage. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023155