Peace or Paralysis? The Impact of the Israeli-Hamas Conflict on the Oslo Accords and the Future of Palestinian Statehood Negotiations
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https://doi.org/10.55559/fgr.v1i4.12Keywords:
Oslo Accords, Israeli-Hamas Conflict , Palestinian Statehood , Peace Negotiations , Two-State Solution , Conflict ResolutionAbstract
The Oslo Accord of 1993 was a historic move to form a two-state solution that would be used between Israel and the Palestinians. Nevertheless, the emergence of Hamas and the repeated violent disputes with Israel have seriously weakened the application and applicability of the Accords. This paper will look at how the Israeli-Hamas crisis has affected the unity of the Palestinians, the diversion of Israeli security agendas and the frozen peace talks structure at a larger scale. The study based on a qualitative approach of case study will analyze official records, academic literature, and timelines of conflicts in order to trace the dissolution of trust and diplomacy. The results indicate that systemic animosity has broken the Palestinian political representation, undermined the international faith in the Oslo process, and added to an increasing pessimism regarding negotiated statehood. This research arrives at the conclusion that there is no way that future efforts at peace making will not be at a stand still unless the issue of Hamas and intra-Palestinian divisions are solved. The study speaks in favor of amended framework that is accounted by contemporary political realities and players on the two ends.
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