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Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition (or Israel-PLO Recognition or Letters of Mutual Recognition) were a series of official letters of recognition between the government of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 and its Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin

was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
 and the Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization

The Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization regarded by the Arab League since October 1974 as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people."...
's Chairman Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat

Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his Kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian people leader....
 dated September 9, 1993. The letters set the stage for, and were in reality the "preamble
Preamble

A preamble is an introductory and explanatory statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy. When applied to the opening paragraphs of a statute, it may recite historical facts pertinent to the subject of the statute....
" to, the Oslo Accords
Oslo Accords

The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles was a milestone in the Palestinian - Israeli conflict....
 ("Declaration of Principles On Interim Self-Government Arrangements") of September 13, 1993.








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Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition (or Israel-PLO Recognition or Letters of Mutual Recognition) were a series of official letters of recognition between the government of Israel
Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
 and its Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
Yitzhak Rabin

was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel, serving two terms in office, 1974–1977 and 1992 until his assassination in 1995....
 and the Palestine Liberation Organization
Palestine Liberation Organization

The Palestine Liberation Organization is a political and paramilitary organization regarded by the Arab League since October 1974 as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people."...
's Chairman Yasser Arafat
Yasser Arafat

Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini , popularly known as Yasser Arafat or by his Kunya Abu Ammar , was a Palestinian people leader....
 dated September 9, 1993. The letters set the stage for, and were in reality the "preamble
Preamble

A preamble is an introductory and explanatory statement in a document that explains the document's purpose and underlying philosophy. When applied to the opening paragraphs of a statute, it may recite historical facts pertinent to the subject of the statute....
" to, the Oslo Accords
Oslo Accords

The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles was a milestone in the Palestinian - Israeli conflict....
 ("Declaration of Principles On Interim Self-Government Arrangements") of September 13, 1993.

Three letters


There were in fact three letters, with the main points, below:

1: Letter from Yasser Arafat to Prime Minister Rabin



2: Letter from Chairman Arafat to Norway's Foreign Minister


3: Letter from Prime Minister Rabin to Chairman Yasser Arafat


Additional agreements

Additional Israeli-Palestinian documents related to the Oslo Accords are:

  • Protocol on Economic Relations, signed in Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
     on April 29, 1994,
  • 1994 Cairo Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area (May 4 1994),
  • 1994 Washington Declaration (July 25 1994),
  • Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities Between Israel and the PLO (29 August 1994),
  • Protocol on Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities signed at Cairo
    Cairo

    Cairo , which means "the triumphant", is the Cairo and largest city of Egypt.It is the most populous metropolitan area in Egypt and is also one of the most populous in the world....
     on August 27, 1995
  • Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
    Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

    Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip or Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement, or simply the Interim Agreement, also known as Oslo 2 , and alternately known as Taba, was a key and complex agreement about the future of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank....
     (Oslo 2), (September 28, 1995)
  • Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
    Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron

    Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron, also known as The Hebron Protocol or Hebron Agreement, began January 7 and was concluded from January 15 to January 17 1997 between Israel, represented by Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Palestine Liberation Organization , represented by PLO Chairman Yasser Arafa...
     (January 15/January 17 1997)
  • Wye River Memorandum
    Wye River Memorandum

    The Wye River Memorandum was an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestine Authority to implement the earlier Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip....
     (October 23 1998)
  • Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum
    Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum (1999)

    The Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum, full name: The Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum on Implementation Timeline of Outstanding Commitments of Agreements Signed and the Resumption of Permanent Status Negotiations was a memorandum signed on September 4, 1999 by Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat at Sharm el Sheikh in...
     (September 4, 1999),
  • Taba summit
    Taba Summit

    The Taba summit were talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, held from January 21 to January 27, 2001 at Taba in the Sinai peninsula....
     (January 27, 2001).


Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy and treaties

  • Paris Peace Conference, 1919
    Paris Peace Conference, 1919

    The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors in World War I to set the peace terms for Germany and other defeated nations, and to deal with the empires of the defeated powers following the Armistice of 1918....
  • Faisal-Weizmann Agreement (1919)
    Faisal-Weizmann Agreement

    The Faisal-Weizmann Agreement was signed on January 3, 1919, by Faisal I of Iraq and Chaim Weizmann as part of the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 settling disputes stemming from World War I....
  • 1949 Armistice Agreements
    1949 Armistice Agreements

    The 1949 Armistice Agreements are a set of agreements signed during 1949 between Israel and neighboring Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria. The agreements ended the official hostilities of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and established armistice lines between Israel and the Jordanian-held West Bank, also known as the Green Line . The United...
  • Camp David Accords (1978)
  • Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty (1979)
    Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty

    The Egyptian?Israeli Peace Treaty was signed in Washington, DC, United States, on March 26, 1979, following the Camp David Accords . The main features of the treaty were the mutual recognition of each country by the other, the cessation of the state of war that had existed since the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the complete withdrawal by Isra...
  • Madrid Conference of 1991
    Madrid Conference of 1991

    The Madrid Conference was hosted by the government of Spain and co-sponsored by the USA and the USSR. It convened on October 30 1991 and lasted for three days....
  • Oslo Accords (1993)
    Oslo Accords

    The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles was a milestone in the Palestinian - Israeli conflict....
  • Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace (1994)
    Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace

    File:Hussein Clinton Rabin.jpgThe Israel?Jordan Treaty of Peace is a peace treaty signed in 1994. The treaty normalized relations between the two countries and resolved territorial disputes between them....
  • Camp David 2000 Summit
    Camp David 2000 Summit

    The Middle East Peace Summit at Camp David of July 2000 took place between United States President of the United States of America Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat....
  • Peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
    Peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

    The peace process in the Israeli?Palestinian conflict has taken shape over the years, despite the ongoing violence in the Middle East and an "all or nothing" attitude about a lasting peace, "which prevailed for most of the twentieth century"....
  • Projects working for peace among Israelis and Arabs
    Projects working for peace among Israelis and Arabs

    Projects that work to foster peaceful and productive co-existence between Israelis and Arabs fall into various categories....
  • List of Middle East peace proposals
    List of Middle East peace proposals

    *Folke Bernadotte#His peace efforts in the Arab-Israeli conflict of 1947/8 *UN Security Council Resolution 242 **Land for peace *Jarring Mission ...
  • International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict
    International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict

    There is international consensus that at least some of the actions of the nations involved in the Arab-Israeli conflict are "illegal" under international law ....
  • Arab League Peace Process

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