Publié le 11/10/2023

Itamar RABINOVICH

The Oslo agreements signed in 1993 raised high hopes for peace in the Middle East. But appraising the state of affairs, thirty years on, the picture is bleak. 

The refusal to make particular compromises, the persistence of terrorism, and the continuation of settlement have plunged the process into a deadlock. Supporters of the annexation of the West Bank have been part of the Israeli government since the end of 2022, while the Palestinian Authority is sclerotic. In this highly uncertain situation, there seems to be no resolution in sight.
 

Article published in Politique étrangère, Vol. 88, No. 3, Autumn 2023 [1].