19 January 1993PLOYitzhak Rabin
Israel recognizes the PLO as no longer criminal
Historical records for Israel in 1993, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Israel recognizes the PLO as no longer criminal
The Israeli Supreme Court unanimously upholds the deportations of 400 Palestinians from the occupied territories to Lebanon
Yitzhak Rabin announces that his country would repatriate about 100 Palestinians deported to Lebanon, an offer rejected by the deportees
Yitzhak Rabin meets at the White House with President Clinton, after which Rabin offers to negotiate the return of part of the Golan Heights to Syria
Yitzhak Rabin meets at the White House with President Clinton, after which Rabin offers to negotiate the return of part of the Golan Heights to Syria
Ezer Weizman is elected Israels 7th President
Ezer Weizman is elected Israels 7th President
Israeli authorities bar West Bank Palestinians from entering Israel after two traffic police officers were shot to death
In Israel 20 soldiers and civilians are injured in Hamass first suicide attack against Israelis
In Israel 20 soldiers and civilians are injured in Hamass first suicide attack against Israelis
After a hiatus of more than four months, Israeli and Arab delegates resume Middle East peace talks in Washington
Yasser Arafat & Yitzhak Rabin sign the Oslo Accords. The Israeli Government recognizes the PLO as the legitimate representative of the Palestinian people while the PLO recognizes the right of the state of Israel to exist and renounces terrorism. Provides for elections in Palestinian controlled areas
Provides for elections in Palestinian controlled areas
Israel launches its heaviest artillery and air assault on Lebanon since 1982 in an attempt to eradicate Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrilla threats
Israel launches its heaviest artillery and air assault on Lebanon since 1982 in an attempt to eradicate Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrilla threats
Israel launches its heaviest artillery and air assault on Lebanon since 1982 in an attempt to eradicate Hezbollah and Palestinian guerrilla threats
Israeli guns and aircraft pound southern Lebanon in reprisal for rocket attacks by Hezbollah guerrillas
Israeli guns and aircraft pound southern Lebanon in reprisal for rocket attacks by Hezbollah guerrillas
The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived
The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived
The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived
The fighting ended July 31 with a US-brokered cease-fire, Israel and Hezbollah the agree not to attack civilian targets, but the cease-fire is short lived
Supports the secret Oslo channel that produces the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles.
Supports the secret Oslo channel that defines the Palestinian Authority as an interim self-government body.
Israels Cabinet approves a framework for Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories
Israels Cabinet approves a framework for Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories
Israels Cabinet approves a framework for Palestinian autonomy in the occupied territories
PLO leaders and Israel agree to recognize each other, clearing the way for a peace accord
PLO leaders and Israel agree to recognize each other, clearing the way for a peace accord
Peres signs the Declaration of Principles on behalf of Israel
Rabin signs the Declaration of Principles with the PLO in Washington
Signs related correspondence and supports the Declaration of Principles after secret negotiations produce the Oslo framework.
Signs the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements at the White House, recognizing the PLO as Israel's negotiating partner.
The Oslo framework sets the principle that Israeli withdrawal will begin with Gaza and Jericho
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
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
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
Signs the Declaration of Principles with Yasser Arafat and recognizes the PLO as a negotiating partner.
Signs the Declaration of Principles with the PLO, committing both sides to establish interim Palestinian self-government.
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
Rabin shakes hands with Arafat after the signing ceremony on the White House lawn
Leaders of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) signed the Oslo Accords calling for Palestinian administration of the Gaza Strip, implemented in May 1994. 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
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
Israel and Jordan sign a framework for negotiations, a day after the signing of a PLOi peace accord
The Israeli Parliament ratifies the Israel-PLO accord
The Israeli Parliament ratifies the Israel-PLO accord
Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chief Yasser Arafat hold their first official meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to begin work on realizing terms of the Israeli-PLO accord
Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chief Yasser Arafat hold their first official meeting in Cairo, Egypt, to begin work on realizing terms of the Israeli-PLO accord
A Palestinian boards a bus and opens fire with an assault rifle in the first major attack in Israel since the signing of a peace pact with the PLO; the gunman kills a reservist before being gunned down
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
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
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
Israel and the Vatican agree to recognize one another, Pope John Paul II normalizes relations between the Vatican and Israel
Peres backs the diplomatic initiative that leads to the Declaration of Principles
Rabin authorises continued negotiations after the secret channel begins producing concrete understandings
Israeli right wing opponents argue that the accords concede too much to the PLO
Netanyahu and Likud criticise the Oslo process as a security risk for Israel
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