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They called the Accords "the legal basis for Mr. Abbas' Palestinian Authority and require negotiations with Israel to create a state."
Palestine, of course, is a state. Oslo was a Palestinian Versailles. It was unilateral surrender. It affirmed vaguely defined negotiating terms.
No fixed timeline or outcome were specified. Israeli officials obstructed and delayed. Concessions weren't made. Land theft continued. Settlements expanded exponentially.
Colonization is policy. So is ethnic cleansing. Palestinians got nothing for renouncing armed struggle, recognizing Israel's right to exist, and agreeing to leave major unresolved issues for later final status talks. They're still waiting.
Major issues include an independent sovereign Palestine free from occupation, the right of return, settlements, borders, water rights, and East Jerusalem as Palestinian territory and future capital.
A new Palestinian Authority (PA) was established. Arafat agreed to enforce Israeli authority. Occupation hell continued. It still does. UN upgrade changes nothing.
Peace and nonviolence aren't possible because Israel won't tolerate them. Nor does America.
" It will be interesting to see if the Palestinians now use their new UN status to harass Israelis in venues such as the International Criminal Court. Such tactics are aimed at making everyday life increasingly unbearable for Israelis"."
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