Primary Sources, Documents, Speeches and Archives

Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Agreement
Full text of the Fatah-Hamas reconciliation agreement of April 27, 2011, outlining elections, security issues and governing matters.

PLO Recognizes Israel's Right to Exist, Israel Recognizes PLO
PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat recognized Israel's right to exist and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin recognized the PLO in an exchange of letters in September 1993. Full text of the letters.

Declaration of Principles On Interim Self-Government Arrangements
Full text of the Oslo Accords' declaration of principles between the Palestinians (PLO) and Israelis, September 1993.

Bush's Road Map for Peace: The Second Speech
President George W. Bush's Road Map for Peace in the Middle East: the Bush administration steps into the peace process between Israelis and Palestinians: the second speech.

Letter to Obama Urgining Support for a UN Condemnation of Israeli Settlements
Text of the letter to President Obama urging him to support a UN resolution condemning illegal Israeli settlements.

United Nations Resolution 446 (1979) on Israeli West Bank Settlements
On March 22, 1979, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 446, creating a commission to study the impact of Israeli settlements in the occupied territories of the West Bank.