What events led to the failure of the Oslo Agreements which established Palestinian lands within Israel?

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The creation of Israel following nineteenth century Zionist movements and the early twentieth century Balfour Accords was accomplished after World War II in the territory of Palestine. The creation of a Jewish homeland was seen as a victory for many, but Arab and Muslim nations objected to the loss of territory and the marginalization of Palestinian citizens. As the Cold War increased and the western nations, particularly the U.S., supported Israel with financial and military aid, many Arab nations began to resent western intrusion into Middle East politics. The support of the west during the Six Day War, as well as during the Yom Kippur War, did not sit well with Arab nations. Jordan remained relatively friendly to the west, but Egypt, Iran, Iraq, and Syria openly opposed western intervention. Radical factions within Arab nationalists began to utilize anarchy and terrorism, which was subsequently endorsed by the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who became an enemy of the U.S. with the invasion of Kuwait in 1991 under George H. W. Bush. This launched the Gulf War, which was seen as American imperialism by many world powers, and was resisted by some members of the UN, which was seen as powerless to stop the military conflict. As tensions escalated over the potential of another proxy war, President Bill Clinton brokered the Oslo Agreements between Palestine and Israel that would establish an independent Palestinian state within Israel. Within Europe, however, many thought the U.S. showed unfair bias towards Israel, and the treaty subsequently was repudiated by both Israel and Palestine.