Further Gaza-Jericho talks begin

Israel and the PLO signed an interim agreement in Washington, deferring major final-status questions.

The PLO and Israel sign the Declaration of Principles in Washington. The interim framework defers Jerusalem, refugees, settlements, borders and security to later negotiations.

The PLO Central Council meets in Tunis over implementation of the Declaration of Principles, amid Palestinian disagreements about the costs and benefits of interim autonomy.

Israeli and Palestinian negotiators begin talks on arrangements for limited Palestinian self-rule in Gaza and Jericho; disputes over jurisdiction and security remain central.

US legislation eases certain restrictions on contacts with the PLO in support of the negotiations, illustrating Washington’s role in shaping the diplomatic process.

Israeli settler Baruch Goldstein kills Palestinian Muslim worshippers at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron. The massacre provokes grief, protest and renewed debate over settler violence and protection...

The Security Council condemns the Hebron massacre and calls for measures to guarantee the safety and protection of Palestinian civilians in the occupied territory.

The economic protocol creates a framework governing Israeli-Palestinian trade, customs, taxation and other economic relations; critics argue that it entrenches structural Palestinian economic...

Israel and the PLO agree on initial Palestinian self-government in Gaza and the Jericho area. Israeli control over key external and security functions remains a central limitation.

Arafat decrees that pre-1967 laws in the West Bank and Gaza continue to apply, an early step in building Palestinian governing institutions under the interim arrangements.