Does (or did) the Peace Process Initiated by the “Oslo Accords” Favour the Palestinians or Israel?

The Israeli-Arab conflict, or as it is now known as the Israeli – Palestine conflict has existed for over 50 years, beginning with the declaration of the State of Israel in 1948. Although its origins are religious it is now essentially a struggle over land, which is occupied by the Israelis. The 1993 Oslo Accord was the first attempt to resolve the conflict, yet it has not produced peace and is seen as being highly flawed, with numerous issues remaining unsolved and their being “gaping loopholes” on the side of Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). Yet, it was the first evidence of Israelis beginning to recognise the need for a Palestinian state and making concessions towards them.
Until 1948, the area now known as the State of Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, was known as Palestine. However, after the bad treatment of the Jews by the Nazis in World War II the modern political movement of Zionism gained more support. The core belief of Zion...