> Palestinians rejected it and went back to intifada. Um, not really. Hamas did. And their radical brethren who assassinated Yitzhak. It did end up extremely

> Palestinians rejected it and went back to intifada. Um, not really. Hamas did. And their radical brethren who assassinated Yitzhak. It did end up extremely bad for everyone involved. (I don't want to downplay the anti-Oslo sentiment [0], especially that Oslo I-II got signed despite the attacks previously. Also it's hard to say how well the PLO represented the people, but it's sure that they were more accepted than Hamas. After all Arafat got elected in 1996 despite participating in the peace process. It seems fairly clear that the peace process was a very unfortunate Schelling point for extremists on both sides, and their tireless cooperation successfully pushed the region away from peace and prosperity. And, it's also important to note that it's perfectly possible that Arafat was simply deceitful, and the PLO wanted to get some breathing space to gather an army, blablabla. Sure. And that would/could have lead to ... exactly here anyway. Or maybe it would be even worse! Those are all legitimate concerns that have to be addressed, but very few things can simply make the basic issues irrelevant, and as long as people are there they will inevitably bear the burden of living with those unaddressed issues.) [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_views_on_the_peace_process https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_views_on_the_pea...