The Palestine question from 1993

The lecture covers the background to the Oslo Accords, their terms and conclusion, the Arab-Israeli negotiations (mainly with Jordan and Syria) and the initial provisions for implementing them. The method adopted follows that of previous lectures, involving a sequenced analysis of events in the Arab East between 1992 and 1996. A series of tables are intersected in six week sequences, the relevant timeframe for understanding the positioning of the players, the interactions between the various issues and the interrelations between the local and international scenes. A common framework takes shape around a succession of periods of calm and negotiation, followed by periods of tension and violence, varying in intensity and scope. At the same time, the local Israeli and Palestinian scenes are undergoing radicalization processes that interfere with negotiations. The aim of this Abstract is not to give an account of the events as a whole, twenty years after they unfolded, but to highlight the key elements of each moment in the negotiations. It will therefore be necessary to consider the various issues that intersect in the sequences.