Israel–Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition
The Letters of Mutual Recognition were exchanged between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization on 9 September 1993. In their correspondence, Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian president Yasser Arafat agreed to begin cooperating towards a peaceful solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. The PLO recognized Israel's right to exist in peace, renounced Palestinian militancy and terrorism, and accepted UNSC Resolution 242 and UNSC Resolution 338. Israel recognized the PLO as a legitimate authority representing the Palestinian people and agreed to commence comprehensive negotiations for the Israeli–Palestinian peace process. These initial agreements between Rabin and Arafat laid the groundwork for the Oslo I Accord on 13 September 1993, effectively serving as its preamble.
Correspondence
There were a total of three letters exchanged, with one letter from Palestinian political leader Yasser Arafat to Norwegian foreign minister Johan Jørgen Holst. The correspondences are shown below:PLO to Israel: letter from Yasser Arafat to Yitzhak Rabin
PLO to Norway: letter from Yasser Arafat to Johan Jørgen Holst
Israel to PLO: letter from Yitzhak Rabin to Yasser Arafat
Documents of the Oslo Accords
Additional cooperative documents signed between Israel and the PLO in light of the Oslo Accords:- Protocol on Economic Relations
- Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
- 1994 Washington Declaration
- Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities Between Israel and the PLO
- Protocol on Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities
- Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
- Wye River Memorandum
- Sharm el-Sheikh Memorandum
- ''Taba Summit''