The legitimacy of the State of Israel has been questioned since before the state was formed. There has been opposition to Zionism, the movement to establish a Jewish state in Palestine, since its emer
Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat at the Oslo Accords signing ceremony, 13 September 1993
A handshake between King Hussein of Jordan and Yitzhak Rabin, accompanied by Bill Clinton, during the Israel–Jordan peace negotiations, 25 July 1994
Participants burn a large effigy adorned with the Flag of Israel during Quds Day in Tehran (2016)
The Palestine Liberation Organization is a Palestinian nationalist coalition that is internationally recognized as the official representative of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian ter
Legitimacy of the State of Israel
…minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian political leader Yasser Arafat exchanged the Letters of Mutual Recognition. Pursuant to this correspondence, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) formally recognized Israel's right to exist as a sovereign state while Israel formally recognized the PLO as a legitimate entity representing the…
Orient House, the former PLO headquarters in Jerusalem
Leader of the PLO, Yasser Arafat, 1996 Dan Hadani Archive
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Yasser Arafat