Palestinian presidential and legislative elections

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

A suicide bombing by Palestinian militants kills Israelis near Netanya. The attack and subsequent political responses deepen security restrictions and opposition to the Oslo process.

The United States vetoes a Security Council draft criticizing Israeli expropriation of land in East Jerusalem; the dispute underscores the continuing struggle over the city during negotiations.

The interim agreement divides the West Bank into Areas A, B and C with differing powers. Palestinian authorities gain limited administrative jurisdiction while Israel retains extensive security and...

Israeli extremist Yigal Amir assassinates Yitzhak Rabin, who had signed Oslo. The killing profoundly affects negotiations and Israeli domestic politics.

Protests and armed clashes follow Israel’s opening of a new exit to a tunnel near the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount compound. Palestinians view the action as a challenge to the status quo in occupied...

Following the Hebron Protocol, Israeli forces redeploy from most of Hebron while retaining control over the H2 area; the city remains divided and Palestinian movement restricted.

A US veto blocked a draft Security Council resolution calling for Israel to refrain from settlement activity at Jabal Abu Ghunaym (Har Homa), following Palestinian objections to the settlement plan.

The United States vetoed a further draft Security Council resolution demanding a halt to settlement construction at Jabal Abu Ghunaym, intensifying diplomatic conflict over land and East Jerusalem.

Demonstrations in Hebron and Bethlehem oppose construction of a new Israeli settlement neighborhood at Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghneim in occupied East Jerusalem.