Benjamin Netanyahu: Putting “an End to the Oslo Accords” & the Two-State Solution

For more than two decades, Benjamin Netanyahu has played a central role in the failure of the US-sponsored Oslo negotiations process and the two-state solution that it’s predicated on. As he boasted to a group of Israeli settlers in a candid moment caught on video in 2001 following his first term as prime minister (1996-1999): "I de facto put an end to the Oslo Accords.”

Explainer: The Oslo Accords

The Bar-Ilan University Speech & Netanyahu’s Vision of a Palestinian “State”

The following fact sheet provides an overview of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at Bar-Ilan University in 2009 and his views on Palestinian statehood the two-state solution

What Happened at Camp David in 2000?

In July 2000, at the invitation of President Bill Clinton, Israeli and Palestinian leaders met at Camp David to negotiate final status issues for a hoped-for final peace agreement between the parties. The summit took place nearly seven years after the signing of the first of the Oslo Accords, which were supposed to lead to a final deal within five years.