The outbreak of the al-Aqsa Intifada, following Ariel Sharon's provocative visit to the holy Muslim shrine on 28 September last year, reopened the question of whether the Oslo Accord is capable of producing a viable settlement of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Ever since it was signed on 13 September 1993 on the White House lawn and sealed with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat's hesitant handshake, the Accord has been a subject of controversy.

LRB 25 January 2001 | PDF Download