POLS 4730 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, Palestine Liberation Organization, Palestinians

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 4730
• Professor: Janine Clark

Document Summary

Madrid conference 1991: an attempt by the international community to revive the israeli-palestinian peace process through negotiations, involving israel and the palestinians as well as arab countries, including jordan, lebanon, and. Syria: old style of negotiations high profile; lots of additional countries involved. Oslo accords (1991-1992): secret and direct negotiations between israel and palestinian representative, conducted in oslo, aim was to establish a palestinian interim self-governing authority and an elected council for the. Interim period to provide for transfer of authority and provide a trust-building period starts to gain traction, more high-ranking people taking over. Authority transferred: education and culture, health, social welfare, direct taxation goods and services, tourism, police. Issues the declaration of principles delayed negotiating: settlers in the territories, corridor between gaza and the west bank, right of palestinian returnees limited to 800,000. Palestinian liberation organization representative of all palestinian people regardless of where they are.