Jerusalem: An Israeli ministerial committee is set to discuss a bill that aims to scrap the Oslo Accords and block the establishment of a Palestinian state, according to Hebrew media reports. The discussion, scheduled for Sunday, will take place within the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, as reported by Channel 12.
According to Anadolu Agency, the proposal seeks to revoke the 1993 agreement signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). The bill was introduced by Knesset Deputy Speaker Limor Son Har-Melech, who argued that the Oslo Accords resulted in 'terror instead of peace.' She emphasized the need for a 'national correction' in addressing the situation.
Har-Melech took to US social media platform X to express her stance, stating, 'We promised to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state, and now it is time to encourage settlement in Areas A and B and cancel the disastrous Oslo Accords.' She described the proposed legislation as 'a first and necessary step' toward rectifying the current circumstances.
Areas A and B in the occupied West Bank are subject to varying levels of Palestinian Authority administration under the Oslo framework. Officially known as the 'Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements,' the Oslo Accords were signed on September 13, 1993, in Washington. The agreement was endorsed by late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and was sponsored by then-US President Bill Clinton.