ISRAEL 1991 TO PRESENT

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Israel 1991 Through The Present

The "first intifada"

• What was the nature of the intifada from 1987-1993?
• What was the relationship between the 1987 intifada and the peace process?

  Oslo Peace Process

• What was the outline of the peace process steps?
• What has Israel experienced during the "Oslo Peace Process"?
• What happened at the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference?
• What led to the 1993 Oslo peace negotiations?
• What was the 1993 "Declaration of Principles"?
• What were the details of the Oslo Accords?
• What was the Gaza and Jericho Agreement of 1994?
• What was the "Oslo II" Interim Agreement in 1995?
• What was the Hebron Protocol and Agreement in 1997?
• What was the Wye River Memorandum in 1998?
• What was the Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum in 1999?
• What took place at the working-level talks in 2000?
• What took place at Camp David in 2000?

  Al-Aqsa Intifada

• What started the al-Aqsa intifada in September 2000?
• What has happened during the al-Aqsa intifada?
• Who is responsible for the civilian casualties during the intifada?
• What happened at Joseph's Tomb in October 2000?
• Who caused the televised death of 12-year-old Mohammed al-Dura?
• What happened at the Sharm el-Sheikh Conference in October 2000?
• What happened at the Taba Conference in January 2001?
• What was the Sharm El-Sheikh Fact-Finding Commission led by former US Senator George Mitchell?
• What was the Tenet Plan by US CIA Director George Tenet?

  The PLO, PA and Yasser Arafat

• What is the background of Yasser Arafat and the PLO?
• What is the Palestinian Authority and how did it originate?
• What is the difference between the "Palestinian National Authority" vs. the "Palestinian Authority"?
• What did Yasser Arafat do to promote the peace process started in 1991?
• Why did Yasser Arafat get the Nobel Peace Prize?
• What is known about the PLO's finances?
• What about corruption in the Palestinian Authority in the territories they control?
• What is the Palestinian Development and Investment Co. (Padico)?
• Didn't the PLO finally revise its charter on Israel, opening the way to peace?
• How has the Voice of Palestine radio station been used?
• What did the Palestinian Authority do to end incitement against Israel?
• What was the Hanoi Declaration in 2000?
• What was Yasser Arafat's speech at the Davos conference in January 2001?
• How did the Palestinian Authority get telephone and Internet codes like a country?

  Other Terrorist Organizations

• What is Hamas?
• What is Fatah?
• What is Tanzim?
• What is the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)?
• What is the Islamic Jihad?
• What is the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade?

  Israel

• What led to the Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty in 1994?
• Why did an Israeli kill 29 Palestinian worshipers in Hebron in 1994?
• What was the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"?
• What was the Kotel Tunnel incident at the Western Wall in 1996?
• Does Israel have nuclear weapons?
• Why has Israel refused to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty?
• Why was the Durban UN World Conference Against Racism in 2001 anti-Israel?
• Why was Israel condemned in 2001 for violating the Fourth Geneva Convention?
• What about water issues? Is Israel using Palestinian water?
• What about land? Does Israel discriminate against Arabs owning land?
• What is the evidence that the media is biased against Israel?
• What is the history and status of US support of Israel?
• What was Israel's Operation Defensive Shield in 2002?
• What happened during the battle of Jenin in April 2002?
• What Happened at the Church of the Nativity in April 2002?

  Lebanon and Syria

• What is Hezbollah and what are its goals?
• What happened between Israel and the Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon since 1991?
• Why did Israel withdraw from the security zone in Lebanon in May 2000?
• What was the UNIFIL scandal involving Hezbollah and the UN force?
• Where is Shaaba Farms and why is there fighting over it?

Sources and additional reading on this topic:

• Rights of the Jewish People to a Sovereign State in their Historic Homeland - Dore Gold and Jeff Helmreich
• A Mandate for Peace
• Cornell Middle East & Islamic Studies Collection
• The Current Situation In Israel Answer to FAQ
• The IDF in the Era Following the Conventional Wars
• Is Enough, Enough?
• The truth about the Peace Process
• Years of hope
• Arafat blocked reform efforts, ex-minister says
• Arafat Must Go