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Palestine in 1999

Historical records for Palestine in 1999, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

12Records
8Events
3Named people
3Places
5Categories

Historical records

September

4 September 1999Sharm el Sheikh MemorandumYasser Arafat

Sharm el Sheikh · Government / Palestinian Authority

Signs a memorandum intended to revive Oslo implementation.

Other Events

1999Arrest of Ahmed Ismail Hassan YassinAhmed Ismail Hassan Yassin

Politics / Hamas

Yassin is released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following the failed assassination attempt of Khaled Mashal, which had been conducted by the Israeli Mossad in Jordan. Yassin is released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities on the condition that he refrain from continuing to call for suicide bombings against Israel

1999HamasAhmed Ismail Hassan Yassin

Politics / Hamas

Yassin is released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities on the condition that he refrain from continuing to call for suicide bombings against Israel

1999HamasAhmed Ismail Hassan Yassin

Politics / Hamas

Yassin is released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following the failed assassination attempt of Khaled Mashal, which had been conducted by the Israeli Mossad in Jordan.

1999HamasAhmed Ismail Hassan Yassin

Politics / Hamas

Yassin resumes his leadership of Hama, he immediately resumes his calls for attacks on Israel, using tactics including suicide bombings, thus violating the condition of his release.

1999Independence of PalestineYasser Arafat

Politics / PLO

Arafat & Barak sign an agreement finalizing the Israeli border with Palestine

1999Independence of PalestineYasser Arafat

Politics / Palestine Authority

Arafat threatens to establish an independent Palestinian state unilaterally in May & September

1999MossadAhmed Ismail Hassan Yassin

Politics / Hamas

Yassin is released from Israeli prison as part of an arrangement with Jordan following the failed assassination attempt of Khaled Mashal, which had been conducted by the Israeli Mossad in Jordan. Yassin is released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities on the condition that he refrain from continuing to call for suicide bombings against Israel

1999Permanent Status TalksMahmoud Abbas

Politics / PLO

Abbas participates in preparations for final status negotiations with Israel

1999Permanent Status TalksYasser Arafat

Ramallah · Politics / Palestinian Authority

Arafat seeks progress on Jerusalem refugees borders and settlements as permanent status issues

1999Rule of JerusalemYasser Arafat

Jersusalem · Politics / PLO

Arafat & Barak sign an agreement finalizing the status of Jerusalem by 2000

1999SuicideAhmed Ismail Hassan Yassin

Politics / Hamas

Yassin resumes his leadership of Hama, he immediately resumes his calls for attacks on Israel, using tactics including suicide bombings, thus violating the condition of his release. Yassin is released by Israel in exchange for two Mossad agents who had been arrested by Jordanian authorities on the condition that he refrain from continuing to call for suicide bombings against Israel

Names involved

Ahmed Ismail Hassan YassinMahmoud AbbasYasser Arafat

Places involved

JersusalemRamallahSharm el Sheikh

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.