Uri Avnery re-elected to parliament. Cedes seat to an
Arab colleague two years later, in accordance with a
rotation agreement
1981
6 October: Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat assas-
sinated by members of extremist group Islamic Jihad
during military parade
1982
6 June: Israel invades Lebanon to fight PLO following
bombing campaign
3 July: Uri Avnery becomes first Israeli ever to meet
Yasser Arafat, during Israeli Army’s siege of Beirut
1987
9 December: First Intifada (“shaking off’) begins,
following clashes between Israeli soldiers and
Palestinian civilians in Gaza Strip. Ensuing conflict
quickly spreads to West Bank. Violence diminishes in
1991 and ends temporarily with signing of Oslo
Accords in September 1993 and setting up of
Palestinian Authority (PA)
1988
Foundation of Hamas (“Islamic Resistance
Movement”) by the Gaza wing of the Muslim
Brotherhood
1990
20 June: Last edition of “Haolam Hazeh” published
under the direction of Uri Avnery
1993
Rachel and Uri Avnery and others set up independent
peace organization “Gush Shalom” (‘Peace Bloc’)
10 September: PLO and State of Israel officially rec-
ognize each other
13 September: Declaration of Principles on Interim
Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo Accords)
signed by representatives of Israeli government and
Palestinians after long process of secret negotiation.
Administrative powers transferred to elected PA dur-
ing Israeli withdrawals from Palestinian areas
1994
4 May: Gaza-Jericho agreement (Cairo Agreement)
Nobel Peace Prize jointly awarded to Yitzhak Rabin,
Shimon Peres, and Yasser Arafat in recognition of
Oslo Accords
1995
4 November: Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin
assassinated by right-wing extremist in Tel Aviv