The Oslo Accords Archive

  • “Whoever occupies territory is responsible for the needs of the population in it. That’s simply how it is” – this is the quote next to the photo of journalist Emmanuelle […]

    Back to Oslo

    “Whoever occupies territory is responsible for the needs of the population in it. That’s simply how it is” – this is the quote next to the photo of journalist Emmanuelle […]

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  • Defining Israel as an apartheid state has become trendy. In early 2021 B’Tselem used this term, moving the terrifying word from living room conversations to the world at large. And […]

    Critique of the Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid

    Defining Israel as an apartheid state has become trendy. In early 2021 B’Tselem used this term, moving the terrifying word from living room conversations to the world at large. And […]

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  • Israel’s 70th Independence Day marked a change. What began with the establishment of the State of Israel by David Ben-Gurion is ending abruptly with none other than Donald Trump. Declaring […]

    The Demise of the Palestinian Question

    Israel’s 70th Independence Day marked a change. What began with the establishment of the State of Israel by David Ben-Gurion is ending abruptly with none other than Donald Trump. Declaring […]

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  • The current wave of terrorism is a ‘promo’ of what will happen after the Palestinian Authority (PA) collapses. Most scenarios that deal with the day after its President Mahmoud Abbas […]

    States of denial: Israel and the impending collapse of the Palestinian Authority

    The current wave of terrorism is a ‘promo’ of what will happen after the Palestinian Authority (PA) collapses. Most scenarios that deal with the day after its President Mahmoud Abbas […]

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  • According to Netanyahu’s understanding of reality following the Arab Spring, Israel has enemies in common with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan: the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran. The Brotherhood is the main enemy of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, while Shiite Iran aspires to regional hegemony at the expense of the Sunni states. In Netanyahu’s view, these are positive developments which may enable him to reach a regional settlement while skirting the Palestinian issue. Later, he will impose autonomy on them, as Sadat did.

    Oslo out, Autonomy in

    According to Netanyahu’s understanding of reality following the Arab Spring, Israel has enemies in common with Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan: the Muslim Brotherhood and Iran. The Brotherhood is the main enemy of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, while Shiite Iran aspires to regional hegemony at the expense of the Sunni states. In Netanyahu’s view, these are positive developments which may enable him to reach a regional settlement while skirting the Palestinian issue. Later, he will impose autonomy on them, as Sadat did.

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