The impact of the Oslo Accords on the Palestinian national project

Abstract

The Palestinian leadership that signed the Oslo Accords in 1993 considered it to be a first step, which was going to lead to Israel’s withdrawal from all the occupied Palestinian territories in 1967, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. The Israelis, however, believed that the Accords wouldn’t go beyond granting the Palestinians limited autonomy, without Palestinian sovereignty on the ground, and with Israel retaining its military and security control over the self-rule areas.

Judging the Oslo Accords and its impact on the Palestinian national project is measured by how much it has helped or hindered the Palestinian people from achieving their national goals.