Oslo from two conflicting angles

At the meeting of the Central Council of the PLO, which approved the Oslo Accords in 1993, the majority of the members in attendance cursed the participants in the meeting, they cursed Oslo, and after speeches that lasted from 10:30 in the evening, in Tunis, the then temporary headquarters of the Palestinian presidency, until 1:30 in the morning, it was summed up. Abu Ammar responded to the critics of Oslo by saying: “This is just one of the disadvantages of Oslo. Oslo is much worse than that.” He asked someone from here (from Tunisia) how many kilometers to Jerusalem, and they replied: Not less than three thousand kilometers. He asked who is the closest to Jerusalem?? Is it Gaza and Jericho or Tunisia, Algeria, Cairo, Amman, Baghdad and Damascus??.
He said: “I am going to Gaza, and Jericho is the closest to Jerusalem. Whoever comes with me is welcome, and whoever remains in his position outside Palestine has freedom and movement.” And this is how Yasser Arafat did it.

There are many disadvantages of Oslo that can be observed, but what Abu Ammar achieved through Oslo is the second historical achievement for the Palestinian people. The first was the birth of the Liberation Organization in 1964 at the hands of Ahmed Al-Shugairi, and the launch of the armed struggle on 1/1/1965, which culminated in the Battle of Karama on 3/21. /1968 and the Jordanian-Palestinian partnership in victory over the Israeli enemy after the defeat of June 1967.

Abu Ammar's final achievement for his people is the Oslo Accords, which led to:
1- The dual American-Israeli recognition of: the Palestinian people, the PLO, and the legitimate political rights of the Palestinian people.
2- On the basis of this recognition, the following steps were taken:
a. Gradual Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian cities, starting with Gaza and Jericho first.
B. The return of the late President Yasser Arafat, along with more than 350,000 Palestinians, who returned to Palestine during the period from 1994 to 1999.
C. The birth of the Palestinian Authority within its homeland and its self-rule are a prelude to the establishment of the Palestinian state.
Dr.. The last and most important of which is transferring the entire Palestinian issue from exile to the homeland, thus shifting the conflict from outside Palestine to inside Palestine, using Palestinian tools in confronting the enemy of the Palestinians.

The Palestinians have no enemy, except one enemy: 1- The one who occupies their land, 2- Confiscates their rights, 3- Attacks their dignity.

The Oslo Accords were passed in the Israeli parliament with the votes of the five Palestinians: 3 from the Democratic Front for Peace and Equality headed by Tawfiq Ziad, and 2 from the Arab Democratic Party headed by Abdel Wahab Darawsha. Had it not been for the five Palestinian representatives, the Oslo Accords would not have been approved by the Israeli parliament, as the Labor Party is headed by Ishaq Rabin and the Meretz movement had 56 seats, and Likud, headed by Yitzhak Shamir, had 59 seats, which rejected and voted against Oslo, so the five Palestinian votes were the most likely.

The second Israeli battle against Oslo took place with the assassination of Rabin on November 4, 1994, and the fall of Shimon Peres to Netanyahu in the elections in May 1995.

Thus, the Israelis thwarted the Oslo Accords until Sharon came and reoccupied the Palestinian cities in March 2002, and Arafat was besieged and assassinated by Sharon at the end of 2004.

The occupation governments worked to practically abolish Oslo, and to confirm their control and occupation over all the cities and lands of the Palestinian Bank, with the exception of the district, which is the seat of the Authority and its president. It will remain so and allow a role for the Authority until the absence and departure of President Mahmoud Abbas, and then for every recent incident.