Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat appeared to back off a threat to declare a Palestinian state next year if there is no peace agreement with Israel. In May 1999, the end of the five-year interim period according to the Oslo accords, “it is our right to begin talks immediately with the other side and with international parties on the establishment of a state,” Arafat told reporters.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
