The 1990s

TIMELINE 16 · THE 1990S

The 1990s

1990 to 1999 Conflict Rule and borders Diplomacy and law Settlement Faith and learning Literature and arts

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The Gulf War, the Madrid conference and the Oslo Accords open the decade. Peace with Jordan follows in 1994, and Rabin is assassinated in 1995.

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TURNING POINTS ALSO IN THIS DECADE

Operation Solomon.

About 14,000 Ethiopian Jews are flown to Israel in 36

hours.

1991 Jan 18 to Feb 25 Scud missiles in the

Gulf War. Iraq fires about 40 missiles at

Israeli cities. Israel

does not respond.

1993 Sep 13 The Oslo Accords.

Israel and the PLO sign the Declaration of

Principles on the White House lawn.

The Palestinian Authority is created.

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Three share the Nobel Peace Prize. Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon

Peres and Yasser Arafat are honored for

the Oslo Accords.

1994 Oct 26 Peace with Jordan.

Rabin and King Hussein sign the treaty and normalize

relations.

1996 Feb The Bus 18 bombings. Suicide

bombers kill 45 people on Jerusalem buses in February and

March.

1990 A. B. Yehoshua publishes Mr. Mani. 1990 Feb 4 Gunmen kill nine Israeli tourists on a bus in Egypt.

1990 Oct 8 Police kill 17 Palestinians in riots on the Temple Mount.

1991 Oct 30 Summit: the Madrid Peace Conference opens the first direct talks. 1991 Dec 16 The UN repeals its Zionism is racism resolution. 1992 Etgar Keret publishes his first stories, Pipelines. 1992 Jan 24 Israel and China establish diplomatic relations. 1992 Jan 29 Israel and India establish full diplomatic relations. 1992 Mar 17 A bomb destroys the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires and 29 die. 1992 Jun 23 Election: Labor wins 44 seats. 1992 Jul 13 Yitzhak Rabin becomes prime minister for the second time. 1992 Dec 17 Israel deports 415 Hamas activists to Lebanon. 1993 Jul 25 to 31 Operation Accountability against Hezbollah. 1993 Dec 30 Israel and the Vatican sign the Fundamental Agreement. 1994 Feb 25 Baruch Goldstein kills 29 worshippers in Hebron. 1994 Apr 6 A suicide bomber kills eight on a bus in Afula. 1994 May 4 Territory: Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip and Jericho. 1994 Jul 18 A bomb at the AMIA center in Buenos Aires kills 85. 1994 Oct 9 Hamas kidnaps soldier Nachshon Wachsman. 1994 Oct 19 A suicide bomber kills 22 on a bus on Dizengoff Street. 1995 Jan 22 Two bombs at Beit Lid kill mostly soldiers. 1995 Sep 28 Territory: the Oslo II agreement divides Judea and Samaria into Areas A, B and C. 1995 Nov 4 Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated. Shimon Peres takes over the same day. 1996 Mar 4 A suicide bomber kills 13 at the Dizengoff Center. 1996 Mar 13 Summit: leaders meet at Sharm el-Sheikh against terrorism. 1996 Apr 11 to 27 Operation Grapes of Wrath against Hezbollah. 1996 May 29 Election: Netanyahu narrowly beats Peres. 1996 Jun 18 Benjamin Netanyahu becomes prime minister after beating Shimon Peres in the May 29 election.

1996 Sep 24 to 27 Riots follow the opening of the Western Wall Tunnel exit. 1997 Jan 15 Territory: Israel withdraws from most of Hebron under the Hebron Protocol. 1997 Feb 4 Two helicopters collide and 73 soldiers die. 1997 Jul 30 Suicide bombers kill 16 at the Mahane Yehuda market. 1997 Sep 4 Three suicide bombers kill five on Ben Yehuda Street. 1997 Sep 5 Twelve naval commandos die in an ambush in Lebanon. 1997 Sep 25 A failed Mossad plot against Khaled Mashal in Amman. 1998 Dana International wins the Eurovision Song Contest. 1998 Oct 23 Summit: Netanyahu and Arafat sign the Wye River Memorandum. 1999 Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said found the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. 1999 May 17 Election: Barak beats Netanyahu. 1999 Jul 6 Ehud Barak becomes prime minister after beating Netanyahu on May 17. 1999 Dec 15 Summit: Israel and Syria open talks at Shepherdstown.

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