Ministers and Lawmakers Demand Oslo Accords Repeal as Coalition Condition

Dozens of Israeli ministers, Knesset members, and local authority heads have signed a letter demanding that the cancellation of the Oslo Accords be a fundamental condition for forming the next government. The signatories pledge to work towards dismantling the Palestinian Authority and advancing full Israeli sovereignty in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, including encouraging emigration.

The initiative, launched the day before elections, aims to establish facts on the ground and ensure security issues are not neglected during coalition negotiations. The signatories stated they would no longer accept mere political declarations, insisting that the repeal of the Oslo Accords be officially and bindingly included in the core principles of the incoming government. This move seeks to create an unambiguous political commitment before government portfolios are distributed.

Among the prominent signatories are Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir, Minister of Communications Shlomo Karai, Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu, Minister of the Negev and Galilee Yitzhak Wasserlauf, and Deputy Minister Almog Cohen. They are joined by Deputy Knesset Speakers Nissim Vaturi and Eliyahu Revivo, Interior Committee Chairman Yitzhak Kroizer, and MKs Limor Son Har Melech, Tali Gottlieb, Zvi Sukkot, Ariel Kalner, Avichai Boaron, Shalom Danino, and Katy Sheetrit, along with council heads, organization leaders, and rabbis.

The letter criticizes the Oslo Accords, signed over thirty years ago by the governments of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres with Yasser Arafat, for dividing territory, establishing Areas A, B, and C, and supplying weapons to the PLO. The signatories argue these actions directly led to the formation of "terror armies" in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, and to "rivers of Jewish blood," culminating in the October 7th massacre.

The signatories commit to achieving this demand through three main avenues: an official government decision, Knesset legislation, and practical steps on the ground. Alongside dismantling the Palestinian Authority, they advocate for extensive settlement expansion and full Israeli sovereignty in Judea, Samaria, and Gaza, coupled with encouraging emigration. They acknowledge the current government's achievements in settlement and construction but stress the need for a fundamental correction of the moral, political, and security situation.

The letter concludes with a firm commitment that upon a right-wing victory in the upcoming elections, they will personally and publicly demand, as a non-negotiable condition for government formation, the complete annulment of the Oslo Accords. This includes embedding the repeal in government guidelines, passing a relevant government decision, enacting Knesset legislation, and implementing full measures on the ground to fundamentally alter the security and political reality.