Guide Note: The Hebron Agreement was a protocol concerning the redeployment of Israeli forces in Hebron, a city in the contested West Bank territories. Hebron was the last city in The West Bank still under control by Israel. Negotiations took place from January 15 to January 17, 1997 between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat. The final agreement called for an 80% Israeli military withdrawal, a staggered withdrawal for surrounding rural areas, and the deployment of a foreign observation team. More generally, the Hebron Agreement effectively divided control of the city and outlined the complicated means by which the city would be administrated by two parties. Considered a major gain for the PLO, the Hebron Agreement was interpreted as a betrayal by Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. Still, the Hebron Agreement was generally viewed as an important step towards the continuation of the peace process as outlined in the Oslo Accords.

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Negotiations took place from January 15, 1997 to January 17, 1997
Israel represented by Benjamin Netanyahu
The PLO represented by Yasser Arafat
Hebron is a town in The West Bank
Was the last West Bank town under Israeli control
Agreement called for an 80% Israeli withdrawal
Established a Temporary International Presence in Hebron
Role of TIPH was to monitor the efforts to maintain normal life during and immediatly after the withdrawal
The TIPH is still deployed in Hebron

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Wikipedia: Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
Palestinian Facts: What Was the Hebron Protocol and Agreement in 1997?
Frontline (PBS): Interviews: Benjamin Netanyahu
CBC News: In Depth: Hebron (January 5, 2006)
World History Archives: On the Realities of the Hebron Agreement (May 15, 1997)
Foundation for Middle East Peace: Hebron Agreement Sets Timetable (April, 1997)
Middle East Forum: Why the Hebron Agreement Is Important (January 15, 1997)

Hebron Agreement Documents

U.S. Department of State: Agreement on Temporary International Presence in Hebron (January 21,1997)
Jewish Virtual Library: Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron (January 17, 1997)
Jewish Virtual Library: Letter from U.S. Secretary of State Christopher to Netanyahu (January 17, 1997)
Jewish Virtual Library: Note for the Record (January 15, 1997)
The Avalon Project (Yale Law School): Ambassador Dennis Ross on Hebron Agreement (January 15, 1997)

Hebron Agreement Blogs and Commentaries

Middle East: Hebron—We Told You So (September, 1998)
Workers World: Hebron Agreement and Palestinian Struggle (February 13, 1997)
The Arab American Institute: The Hebron Agreement (January 20, 1997)
The New York Times: The Disappearing Hebron Deal (January 4, 2007)
The New York Times: Breaking the Hebron Deadlock (December 1, 1996)
World History Archives: The Hebron Agreement: Entrenching apartheid (October 31, 1996)

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