Contents About the Editors xiv List of Maps xvi List of Abbreviations xvii A Chronology of the Arab-Israeli Conflict xviii The Crooked Course: Step by Step on the Path to Peace xxix Maps xlii Part I. Peace Agreements and the Disengagement from Gaza Arafat-Rabin-Holst Exchange of Letters (Israel-PLO Recognition) (9 September 1993) 3 Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (13 September 1993) 6 Letter from Israel’s Foreign Minister to Norway’s Foreign Minister on the Status of East Jerusalem (11 October 1993) 18 Establishment of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) (5 November 1993) 19 Protocol on Economic Relations between the Government of the State of Israel and the P.L.O., representing the Palestinian people (Paris Protocol) (Paris, 29 April 1994) 21 Gaza-Jericho Agreement (4 May 1994) 45 Gaza-Jericho Agreement Letters (4 May 1994) 107 Agreement on Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities (29 August 1994) 111 Oslo Declaration (13 September 1994) 139 Establishment of the Local Aid Coordination Committee (LACC) and the Joint Liaison Committee (JLC) (30 November 1994) 142 Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II Agreement) (28 September 1995) 145 Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH Agreement) (9 May 1996) 324 Declaration by PM Netanyahu and Chairman Arafat following their first meeting (4 September 1996) 327 Hebron Protocol (17 January 1997) 329 Note for the Record (17 January 1997) 336 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_023139