'Israeli' lawmaker moves to scrap Oslo Accords as government panel reviews bill
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- 'Israeli' lawmaker proposes bill to scrap the Oslo Accords and block Palestinian statehood.
- Proposal also calls for expanding settlements into areas under Palestinian administrative control.
An 'Israeli' far-right deputy speaker of the Knesset says ministers are set to review a bill that would cancel the Oslo Accords.
Lawmaker Limor Son Har-Melech said on the social media platform X that her proposed legislation will be examined by the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, which decides whether the government supports draft bills.
She described the initiative as a “first and necessary” step toward preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state.
The Oslo Accords, signed in 1993 and 1995, established mutual recognition between Israeli and Palestinian leadership and created the Palestinian Authority.
They divided the occupied West Bank into three zones: Area A under Palestinian control, Area B under joint control, and Area C under full 'Israeli' control. The agreements were intended as an interim step toward a final status deal and the creation of a Palestinian state alongside 'Israel'.
Har-Melech’s bill reportedly also seeks to advance the expansion of 'Israeli' settlements into Areas A and B of the occupied West Bank, territories under varying degrees of Palestinian administrative authority.
Such settlements are widely considered illegal under international law.
The Ministerial Committee for Legislation, composed of government ministers, determines whether bills receive official backing to proceed in the legislative process.
If approved, the proposal would advance to further readings in the Knesset; if rejected, it would likely be stalled at an early stage.
The initiative reflects ongoing political debate within 'Israel' over the future of the Oslo framework and prospects for a two-state solution.
