Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin shakes hands with Palestine Liberation Organization chairman Yasser Arafat at the White House after signing the Oslo Accords granting limited Palestinian autonomy.

The Oslo Accords are a pair of interim agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993; and the Oslo II Accord, signed in Taba, Egypt, in 1995. They marked the start of the Oslo process, a peace process aimed at achieving a peace treaty based on Resolution 242 and Resolution 338 of the United Nations Security Council.

The Oslo process began after secret negotiations in Oslo, Norway, resulting in both the recognition of Israel by the PLO and the recognition by Israel of the PLO as the representative of the Palestinian people and as a partner in bilateral negotiations.

Bill Clinton, Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat at the White House 1993-09-13
Bill Clinton, Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat at the White House 1993-09-13 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES FOR 1994 IN OSLO.
Flickr - Government Press Office (GPO) - THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE LAUREATES FOR 1994 IN OSLO. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Restricted space in the West Bank, Area C
Restricted space in the West Bank, Area C (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Yitzhak Rabin 1994 Portrait (3x4 cropped)
Yitzhak Rabin 1994 Portrait (3x4 cropped) (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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