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The opening as it read in 2005
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 (or Oslo II ), and alternately known as Taba , was a key and complex agreement about the future of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank . It was first signed in Taba (in the Sinai Peninsula , Egypt ) by Israel and the PLO on September 24 , 1995 and then four days later on September 28 , 1995 by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat and witnessed by US President Bill Clinton as well as by representatives of Russia , Egypt , Jordan , Norway , and the European Union in Washington DC .1
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The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip , also known as the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement , the Interim Agreement , Oslo 2 , Oslo II , and Taba , was a key and complex agreement governing several aspects of the Palestinian territories of Gaza Strip and the West Bank .
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The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip commonly known as Oslo II or Oslo 2 , was a key and complex agreement in the Israeli–Palestinian Peace process .Because Oslo II was signed in Taba , it is sometimes called the Taba Agreement .The Oslo Accords envisioned the establishment of a Palestinian interim self-government in the Palestinian territories, but fell short of the promise of an independent Palestinian state.The Palestinian Authority was given some limited powers and responsibilities in the Areas A and B and a prospect of negotiations on a final settlement based on Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338.The Accord was officially signed on 28 September 1995.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Agreement in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process Official map of Areas A and B (with C being defined as the rest of the West Bank) The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip commonly known as Oslo II or Oslo 2 , was a key and complex agreement in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process . Because Oslo II was signed in Taba , it is sometimes called the Taba Agreement . The Oslo Accords envisioned the establishment of a Palestinian interim self-government in the Palestinian territories but did not promise an independent Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority was given some limited powers and responsibilities in the Areas A and B and a prospect of negotiations on a final settlement based on Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. The Accord was officially signed on 28 September 1995.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
1995 agreement in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process Official map of the first phase of the "Israeli-Palestinian interim agreement", Areas A and B (with C being defined as the rest of the West Bank) The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip commonly known as Oslo II or Oslo 2 , was a key and complex agreement in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process . Because Oslo II was signed in Taba , it is sometimes called the Taba Agreement . The Oslo Accords envisioned the establishment of a Palestinian interim self-government in the Palestinian territories. The Palestinian Authority was given some limited powers and responsibilities in the Areas A and B and a prospect of negotiations on a final settlement based on Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338. The Accord was officially signed on 28 September 1995.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
1995 agreement in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process Official map of the first phase of the "Israeli-Palestinian interim agreement", Areas A and B (with C being defined as the rest of the West Bank) The Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip , commonly known as Oslo II or Oslo 2 , was a key and complex agreement in the Israeli–Palestinian peace process . Because it was signed in Taba, Egypt , it is sometimes called the Taba Agreement . The Oslo Accords envisioned the establishment of a Palestinian interim self-government in the Palestinian territories. The Palestinian Authority was given some limited powers and responsibilities in the Areas A and B and a prospect of negotiations on a final settlement based on Security Council Resolutions 242 and 338 . The Accord was officially signed on 28 September 1995.
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key and complex agreement about the future of the gaza strip and the west bank
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key and complex agreement in the israeli–palestinian peace process
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