Reflections on the Oslo Accord: 30 Years On

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Reflections on the Oslo Accord: 30 Years On

On September 13, 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Negotiator Mahmoud Abbas met at the White Houst to sign a Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements — commonly referred to as the “Oslo Accord.”

By Aaron David Miller

Published on Sep 29, 2023

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Aaron David Miller

Senior Fellow, American Statecraft Program

Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, focusing on U.S. foreign policy.

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