David Ben-Gurion14 May 1948
Britain surrenders its mandate over Palestine
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Britain surrenders its mandate over Palestine
Israels Cabinet approves a framework for Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shake hands after signing an accord granting limited Palestinian autonomy, Arafat has control of most of the Gaza Strip and 27% of the West Bank
Shimon Peres and senior PLO officials end two days of closed-door talks in Oslo, Norway, in which they seek to break a deadlock over Palestinian self-rule in the occupied territories
The PLO and Israel agree to resume talks on Palestinian autonomy, more than a month after the Hebron mosque massacre
Israel and the PLO sign an agreement in Paris granting Palestinians broad authority to set taxes, control trade and regulate banks under self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho
Israeli and PLO delegates open a final round of talks in Cairo, Egypt, on Palestinian autonomy prior to the signing of an agreement on self-rule
US and Israel insist that the new Government must recognize right of Israel to exist, disarm terrorist groups and agree to end violence
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