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1990-2000
1990
Yasser Arafat addressed the UN Security Council in Geneva demanding
UN emergency force to provide international protection for the
Palestinian people to safeguard their lives, properties and holy
places.
1991 The first comprehensive peace talks between Israel and
delegations representing the Palestinians and neighboring Arab
states
1993 Israel deported 415 Palestinian men to a buffer zone in
southern Lebanon. The deported Palestinians were said by Israeli
authorities to be active members of the militant Islamic resistance
movement Hamas.
1993 After secret negotiations, PM Rabin and PLO Chairman
Yasser Arafat signed an historic peace agreement. Israel agreed to
allow for Palestinian self-rule, first in the Gaza Strip and the
West Bank town of Jericho (Ariha), and later in other areas of the
West Bank.
Feb 1994 An American-born Jewish settler in Hebron, Baruch
Goldstein, opened fire in al-Haran al-ebrahime crowded mosque,
killing 29 Muslims and wounding 150 more.
May 1994 In Cairo - Egypt, Yasser Arafat, and Yitzhak Rabin,
signed the final version of the Declaration of Principles. Within 24
hours of the signing, Israeli military forces were scheduled to
leave the Gaza Strip and Jericho (Ariha).
But finally 40
percent of Gaza remained in the Israeli and Jewish settlers'
occupation.
Oct 1994 The Nobel Committee in Oslo, Norway, announced that
the peace prize was being awarded to Israel's Foreign Minister
Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and to Yasser Arafat.
Jan. 1995 Martyr bombs kill 19 Zionist in Israel.
Sept. 1995 Israeli and PLO officials meeting in Taba, Egypt,
finalized agreement on the second stage of eventual Israeli
withdrawal from Palestinian lands. Special arrangements were agreed
upon for Hebron, where Israeli soldiers will remain to protect the
450 Jewish settlers living there.
Oct 95-
Dr. Fathi Shaqaqi- The founder of the Islamic Jihad organization was
martyred by the mused elements and under the surveillance of Yitzhak
Rabin.
Nov. 1995 Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was
assassinated in Tel Aviv by a right-wing extremist.
April
96- 110
Lebanese refugees in Qana Refugee camp were massacred in an
operation called "Grapes of wrath." The result of this operation led
to the fall of Shimon Prez's government.
June 1996 Right-wing Likud Party leader, Benjamin Netanyahu
becomes the new Prime Minister of Israel.
June 1996 Arab summit discuss the new Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu's peace plans.
Sep.96:
The opening of a tunnel under the Al-Aqsa Mosque was object of harsh
protests by Palestinians and during these protests 40 Palestinians
were killed and 300 others were wounded by the Israeli criminals.
Dec. 1996
Israeli authorities release plans to expand the Jewish settlements
in Arab east Jerusalem, which causes outrage among Palestinians.
Jan. 1997 Israel and the Palestinian Authority reached an
agreement for an Israeli redeployment from the West Bank city of
Hebron (Al-Khalil).
According to this agreement the Ebrahimi mosque remained under the
Zionists' control.
Oct. 1997 Sheik Ahmed Yassin (61-year-old) spiritual leader of Hamas
was released from Israeli prison.
Oct. 1998
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat signed a peace-for-land agreement at the conclusion of
negotiations in the U.S. The agreement calls for Israel to
relinquish control of portions of the West Bank in return for active
measures to be taken by Palestinians against terrorism.
However according to this agreement 70 percent of the West Bank and
also the roads, borders and the infrastructure were placed under the
Israeli control and the Palestinian districts remained dispersed and
with no connections to each other.
Dec. 1998
President Clinton stood witness as hundreds of Palestinian leaders
renounced a call for the destruction of Israel.
May 1999 Winning a crushing victory over hard-line Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak promised to forge a secure
peace with the Palestinians, pull troops out of Lebanon in a year
and heal the deep divisions among Israelis.
Sep. 1999 An agreement has been reached with Israel concerning the release
of Palestinian prisoners. Such release was a major point of
contention in negotiations concerning the implementation of the Wye
River peace accord.
Oct.1999 Israel and Arafat agreed to establish the first open
land link between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip so-called "safe
passage".
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