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An Arab League summit call the PLO as "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people"
Palestine · Politics / PLO. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
An Arab League summit call the PLO as "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people"
The independent state of Palestine is declared
Arafat makes a speech in the United Nations recognising Israel & renouncing terrorism
The Oslo Accords call for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank and affirm the Palestinian right to self-Government within those areas through the creation of the Palestinian Authori
Israel & the PLO sign a deal on Palestinian self-rule in Jericho & the Gaza Strip
The Israelis complete their withdrawal from the Gaza Strip
Israel and the PLO sign a second peace agreement, establishinng an elected 88-member Palestinian National Council, which holds its inaugural session in Gaza in March 1996. An agreement calls for self-rule for all Arab cities and villages in the West Bank
Arafat & Barak sign an agreement finalizing the Israeli border with Palestine
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