Gaza-Jericho Agreement signed in Cairo

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 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...

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.

Israel and the PLO agree to transfer selected civil responsibilities in the West Bank to Palestinian administration; territorial and security powers remain fragmented.

Clashes involving Palestinian police and protesters in Gaza highlight internal conflict and the emerging authority’s coercive powers during the Oslo transition.