US vetoes draft UN Security Council resolution on Jabal Abu Ghunaym

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.

Palestinians vote in elections for the Palestinian Authority presidency and Legislative Council under the Oslo framework; major opposition movements boycott the vote.

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.

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.

In emergency special session, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution ES-10/2 condemning construction of the settlement; Palestinians pursued international diplomatic opposition.

The UN General Assembly adopted ES-10/3, addressing responsibilities under the Fourth Geneva Convention in relation to occupied Palestinian territory.

Israel issued a list of security demands on the Palestinian Authority amid stalled negotiations and continuing settlement disputes.