September 13, 1993
Israel and the PLO Sign the Oslo Declaration
Historical context
On September 13, 1993, Yitzhak Rabin and Mahmoud Abbas signed the Declaration of Principles on the White House lawn.
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- September 13, 1993
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On this day, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO negotiator Mahmoud Abbas signed the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements at the White House. The U.S. Office of the Historian records that Yasser Arafat was at the ceremony with President Bill Clinton. The United States and Russia witnessed the signing.
Israel accepted the PLO as the representative of the Palestinians. The PLO renounced terrorism and recognized Israel’s right to exist in peace. A Palestinian Authority was to take on governing responsibilities in the West Bank and Gaza over five years. Talks on borders, refugees, and Jerusalem were left for the permanent-status negotiations.
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- The Oslo Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process · Office of the Historian · U.S. Department of State View source
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