Rabin and Arafat Shake Hands: Oslo Accords Signed
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands on the White House lawn on September 13, 1993, with President Bill Clinton standing between them, arms extended as if physically pushing them together. The Oslo Accords they signed established the Palestinian Authority and granted limited self-governance in parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Rabin reportedly told Arafat, "We who have fought against you, the Palestinians, we say to you today in a loud and clear voice: Enough of blood and tears. Enough." The agreement earned Rabin, Arafat, and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres the Nobel Peace Prize. Rabin was assassinated by an Israeli extremist in November 1995. The peace process stalled and has never recovered.
September 13, 1993
33 years ago
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Yasser Arafat
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Palestine Liberation Organization
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White House
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Yitzhak Rabin
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Yitzhak Rabin
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Yasser Arafat
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Jericho
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Israel
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Palestine
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self-governance
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Jordanian Armed Forces
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Black September
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Razan al-Najjar
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