The legacy of the 1993 Oslo Accords
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2023
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
The 1993 Oslo Accords were a milestone in the Arab-Israeli peace process. But after 30 years of talks, there's no peace yet. Lessons for the future from peace efforts of the past. Yossi Beilin and Omar Dajani join Meghna Chakrabarti.
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| 0:25.3 | This is on point. |
| 0:26.3 | I'm Magnichacro Bardee. |
| 0:28.2 | One of the most iconic handshakes of the 20th century |
| 0:31.8 | took place on September 13th 1993 on the South Lawn of the White House. |
| 0:38.0 | This handshake between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzakrabin and Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat |
| 0:45.6 | symbolized the possibility of peace for Arab-Israeli relations for the first time in decades. |
| 0:52.6 | President Bill Clinton presided over the ceremony. |
| 0:55.8 | Now the efforts of all who have labored before us |
| 0:59.2 | bring us to this moment. |
| 1:01.5 | A moment when we dare to pledge what for so long seemed difficult even to |
| 1:06.1 | imagine that the security of the Israeli people will be reconciled with the hopes of the Palestinian people, |
| 1:14.0 | and there will be more security and more hope for all. |
| 1:19.0 | That day, Rabin and Arafat signed what was formally called a declaration of principles on interim |
| 1:25.2 | self-government arrangements. |
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