The Oslo 2 Map

Map #1

The Oslo 1 agreement between Israel and the Palestinians was signed in August 1993 (it is also known as the "Gaza and Jericho First" Agreement). The Oslo 2 agreement was signed in September 1995, and its implementation commenced in November 1995 when the IDF withdrew from six Judea and Samaria cities (Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarem, Qalqiliya, Ramallah, and Bethlehem), and was completed in January 1997 when IDF personnel withdrew from Hebron as well. The withdrawal from the Palestinian urban centers in the West Bank completed the first stage of the Oslo 2 agreement; according to that agreement, three further redeployments are to take place. The agreement does not define the extent of the withdrawals, and this is one of the major issues now on the political agenda. Negotiations on the permanent settlement with the Palestinians were begun but have been suspended. The difficult issues to be decided are: the permanent borders between Israel and the PA, the status of Jerusalem, the future of Israeli settlement in Judea and Samaria, the water rights of each side, and the refugee problem. The first four of these issues have territorial dimensions that impinge on the map of the permanent settlement.

The Oslo 2 map (map #1) defines the authority of Israel and the PA in the area of Judea and Samaria, and is the map in force today (so long as no additional withdrawals are carried out under

the terms of the interim agreement). The map is divided into three types of areas:

Area A (colored brown) is the area of the major cities under exclusive PA security and civil control. This constitutes 2.7% of the land area of Judea and Samaria, and has a population of 588,000 (Table 1).

 

Area B (colored yellow) is the area of villages under Israeli security control, but in which the PA has civil jurisdiction. Some of the yellow area is defined within the borders of the built-up area of villages, and some extends over open areas between villages (on the map, the boundaries of the villages’ built-up area is marked within the large yellow spots). These areas constitute 25.1% of Judea and Samaria and have a population of about one million.

 

Area C (colored white), the remaining territory, is under Israeli civil and security control. This area contains all Israeli settlements and military installations and all the roads that serve them. This constitutes 72.2% of Judea and Samaria.

 

Table 1:

Palestinian population in the cities under PA control (Area A)*:

 

City Population
Jenin 40,900
Nablus 153,000
Qalqiliya 33,000
Tulkarem 35,000
Ramallah 50,700
Bethlehem 84,200
Jericho 30,000
Hebron 131,200
Total 558000

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* The total Palestinian population of Judea and Samaria is 1,561,000.