UN Security Council adopts Resolution 904

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.

Another round of negotiations begins, continuing into February 1994; control over territory and security arrangements are contested.

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 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.

The new Palestinian governing authority meets in Tunis as preparations continue for the transfer of limited administrative functions to Gaza and Jericho.

Yasir Arafat arrives in Gaza after years in exile, a major symbolic event for Palestinian national politics, while sovereignty and refugee return remain unresolved.