30 years since the Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) were signed, we remind you of the peace process's complete failure as Israel continues expanding its borders deeper and deeper into the West Bank.
The 1946 map captures the land situation before the Nakba and the foundation of Israel. Despite a rapid increase in Jewish migration to Palestine, particularly after the horrors of the Holocaust, the vast majority of land was owned by Palestinians, albeit then under British colonial domination. The 1947 map shows the land allocation outlined in 1947 UN plan and the 1967 map reflects the land grabs made by Israel following the Six-Day War.
Our final map reflects Palestinians' horrific situation today as their territorial claims are discarded, and they are increasingly being ethically cleansed from their land. The Oslo Accords created the Palestinian Authority and, with it, a pseudo facade of Palestinian self-governance. The PLO was recognized as a negotiating partner with Israel during bilateral talks.
Although there was some limited Israel withdrawal from the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the Oslo process eventually stalled. Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, who signed the accords, was assassinated by a Zionist extremist in 1995.
Disillusioned by diplomatic agreements and broken lip service, the second intifada, a year-long Palestinian militant popular uprising against occupation forces, erupted in 2000. Today, Israel makes no secret of its plans to annex the West Bank while armed and unarmed resistance to the occupation is rising.