Peace Agreements Database

Country/entity

Israel
Palestine

Region

Middle East and North Africa

Agreement name

Annex II, Protocol Concerning Elections, Israeli Palestinian Interim Agreement on The West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)

Date

28/09/1995

Agreement status

Multiparty signed/agreed

Interim arrangement

No

Agreement/conflict level

Intrastate/intrastate conflict (Arab-Israeli Conflicts (1948 - )

This conflict involves Israelis and Palestinians over territory and belonging and has long historical antecedents. The agreements post-1990 are between the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Israel, with some supporting inter-state agreements (i.e. between Israel and Jordan). More recently the importance of the once dominating Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) has diminished not in the least due to the effective disappearance of its left-wing members and the loss of the popularity of their political wing, Fatah. Hamas and other Islamic groups have attained significant relevance in Fatah’s stead, with Hamas controlling the Gaza strip (from which Israel ultimately unilaterally withdrew (not coded as a peace agreement).

Geo-political implications of the conflict have been considerable across the MENA region.

Arab-Israeli Conflicts (1948 - ) )

Stage

Framework/substantive - partial (Core issue)

Conflict nature

Government/territory

Peace process

63: Israel-Palestine peace process

Parties

Israel, signed for by Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres; PLO, signed for by Yasser Arafat;

Third parties

William Clinton, U.S. President; Warren Christopher, U.S.; Amr Moussa, Egypt; Bjoern Tore Godal, Norway; Andrei V. Kozyrev, Russia; Hussein Ibn Talal, Jordan; Felipe Gonzalez, EU;

Description

Annex dealing with elections for the Palestinian Council and the Ra'ees [President/head].

Agreement document

IL_PS_950928_Annex_II_Protocol Concerning Elections.pdf []

Main category

Page 2, Article II
Right to Vote and the Electoral Register
1. Right to Vote
a. The right to vote will be universal, regardless of sex, race, religion, opinion, social origin, education, or property status.
b. Every Palestinian who meets the qualification to vote shall have the right to be registered to vote.

Women, girls and gender

Participation

No specific mention.

Equality

Equality (general)

Page 2, Article II
Right to Vote and the Electoral Register
1. Right to Vote
a. The right to vote will be universal, regardless of sex, race, religion, opinion, social origin, education, or property status...

Particular groups of women

No specific mention.

International law

Other

Page 2, Article II
Right to Vote and the Electoral Register
1. Right to Vote
a. The right to vote will be universal, regardless of sex, race, religion, opinion, social origin, education, or property status.
b. Every Palestinian who meets the qualification to vote shall have the right to be registered to vote.

New institutions

No specific mention.

Violence against women

No specific mention.

Transitional justice

No specific mention.

Institutional reform

No specific mention.

Development

No specific mention.

Implementation

No specific mention.

Other

No specific mention.