PLO-+Israeli+Agreement+May+4,1994

=PLO- Israeli Agreement=

Overview
Israel was created on November 29, 1947 by the United Nations for respirations paid to the Jews. It is estimated that 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis during WWII. The United Nations chose to create Israel out of Palestine. Soon after the creation of Palestine war began to break out and has been going on ever since. The area that the two countries are fighting over is the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Many U.S. presidents have gone there in order to get the two countries to sign a peace agreement. None have been successful, until Bill Clinton went there in 1993. During 1993 President Clinton finally got them to start peace negotiations, and tried to get them to sign peace treaties. However, the peace treaties would not come until 1994. On May 4, 1994 leaders of the PLO and leaders from Israel meet in Cairo.

Main Point
The peace treaty had several main restrictions. Israel must withdrawal its troops from the Gaza Strip and the town of Jericho, which is located on the West Bank. Israel must withdraw the troops within three weeks of the signing of the agreement. The article gave Palestine the ability to deploy police and implement rule of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Israel also had to release 5,000 prisoners and was given a five week period to do so. The treaty also created a committee of 400 people from five to six countries that will observe the withdrawal of Israeli forces and the implementation of the Palestinian police. The committee is also to decide the amount of respirations the Palestinians are in need of as a result of the 1967 treaty.

Conclusion
The treaty had a big impact on our foreign policies. The treaty was created with tremendous aid from America. At one point in the negotiation of the treaty one of the leaders of Palestine refused to sign the treaty, but with a persuasive effort from other Palestinian leaders and the U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher he changed his mind and signed the treaty. The treaty is another example of how the U.S. believes that it is in their power and their duty to help other countries in the time of war. The U.S. has been involved along with the UN in many peace keeping operations since the Palestinian conflict. The treaty however did not last and Israel and Palestine are still fighting over the Gaza Strip and the West Bank today. PLO- Israeli Agreement was a very important peace agreement in which the Clinton administration had a major part in its creation and Palestine and Israel's agreement on peace.

References (2009-2010.1.2.C)
"Israel and P.L.O. Hope to Sign Self-Rule Pact Next Wednesday - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. 29 Apr. 1994. Web. 10 Jan. 2010. . "MIDEAST ACCORD - MIDEAST ACCORD; Framework for Peace: Agreement Between Israel and the P.L.O. - Text - NYTimes.com." //The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia//. 5 May 1994. Web. 11 Jan. 2010. .