Arafat Killed Oslo From: The Washington Post | Date: April 4, 1997| Author: Charles Krauthammer | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Oslo. One can hardly open a newspaper without reading about the Oslo peace accords between Israel and the Palestinians, and how Israel's violation of this or that provision has led to the current impasse and violence.

But the "Oslo" you read about has become surreal, entirely disconnected from the documents actually signed by Yasser Arafat and Israeli leaders.

Take for example Israel's building Jewish housing on Har Homa in East Jerusalem. This is routinely cited as a vi...

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