The Oslo Accords marked the first time Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organisation formally recognised one another.
Not a peace treaty in itself, the Oslo Declaration of Principles signed in the early 1990s aimed to establish interim governance agreements and a framework to facilitate further negotiations for a final agreement that would be concluded within five years. Crucially, many key issues – including the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements in the West Bank and the right of return for Palestinian refugees – were not agreed upon and were set aside for later negotiations. But nearly 25 years later, there has virtually been no progress.
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