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As a result, Arafat was willing to answer Israel’s peace offers and signed the Oslo accords in 1993 in order to rebuild his power by renewing relations with Israel and the United States. In the Oslo accords Arafat promised to refrain from terrorism; in return, a PLO-controlled Palestinian Authority was established as a governing body responsible for administering self-rule in the "Palestinian" territories and preventing terrorism through its police force.<ref>[http://www.cfr.org/israel/oslo-accords-declaration-principles-interim-self-government-arrangements/p9674 Oslo I Accords on Council on Foreign Affairs]</ref><ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Peace/dop.html Declaration of Principles On Interim Self-Government Arrangements]</ref> In 1994, in what would later turn out to be the most shameful moment in the Nobel Prize committee’s history, the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] was awarded to Arafat, [[Shimon Peres]] and [[Yitzhak Rabin]], "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East," following negotiations leading to the [[Oslo Accords]] of 1993.<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1994/ The Nobel Peace Prize 1994]</ref>

As a result, Arafat was willing to answer Israel’s peace offers and signed the Oslo accords in 1993 in order to rebuild his power by renewing relations with Israel and the United States. In the Oslo accords Arafat promised to refrain from terrorism; in return, a PLO-controlled Palestinian Authority was established as a governing body responsible for administering self-rule in the "Palestinian" territories and preventing terrorism through its police force.<ref>[http://www.cfr.org/israel/oslo-accords-declaration-principles-interim-self-government-arrangements/p9674 Oslo I Accords on Council on Foreign Affairs]</ref><ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Peace/dop.html Declaration of Principles On Interim Self-Government Arrangements]</ref> In 1994, in what would later turn out to be the most shameful moment in the Nobel Prize committee’s history, the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] was awarded to Arafat, [[Shimon Peres]] and [[Yitzhak Rabin]], "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East," following negotiations leading to the [[Oslo Accords]] of 1993.<ref>[http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1994/ The Nobel Peace Prize 1994]</ref>

   

   

Evidence that Arafat would not abide his words of peace was immediately forthcoming. King Hussein of Jordan sent Israel a message saying "Israel is doing business with the worst possible person. Arafat has proved time and again that his word cannot be trusted."<ref>{{cite book |last=Karsh |first=Efraim |authorlink=Efraim Karsh |title=Arafat's War: The Man and His Battle for Israeli Conquest |year=2003 |publisher=New York: Grove Press |page=16 |location=New York |isbn=0-8021-1758-9}}</ref> At the same time that he was signing the Oslo accords, Arafat had a pre-recorded message  broadcast on Arab TV saying that the agreement was actually an implantation of the phased strategy, i.e. destroying Israel in phases.<ref name="Karsh" /> By showing this message Arafat once again showed that his real plan was to dupe Israel into giving him control over more and more territories until he could expand "Palestinian" rule to include all of Israel. Other "Palestinian" leaders, such as PLO official Faisal Husseini, outright declared that the "Palestinians"’ real goal was to destroy Israel.<ref>[http://www.aish.com/jw/me/48883602.html Faisal’s Trojan Horse]</ref> More evidence of Arafat’s real intention in signing the Oslo accords emerged after his death.<ref>[http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=28583 Al-Quds Al-Arabi Editor: Arafat Told Me Oslo Would be Israel's Curse]</ref>

Evidence that Arafat would not abide his words of peace was immediately forthcoming. King Hussein of Jordan sent Israel a message saying "Israel is doing business with the worst possible person. Arafat has proved time and again that his word cannot be trusted."<ref>{{cite book |last=Karsh |first=Efraim |authorlink=Efraim Karsh |title=Arafat's War: The Man and His Battle for Israeli Conquest |year=2003 |publisher=New York: Grove Press |page=16 |location=New York |isbn=0-8021-1758-9}}</ref> At the same time that he was signing the Oslo accords, Arafat had a pre-recorded message  broadcast on Arab TV saying that the agreement was actually an implantation of the phased strategy, i.e. destroying Israel in phases.<ref name="Karsh" /> Arafat once again showed that his real plan was to dupe Israel into giving him control over more and more territories until he could expand "Palestinian" rule to include all of Israel. Other "Palestinian" leaders, such as PLO official Faisal Husseini, outright declared that the "Palestinians"’ real goal was to destroy Israel.<ref>[http://www.aish.com/jw/me/48883602.html Faisal’s Trojan Horse]</ref> More evidence of Arafat’s real intention in signing the Oslo accords emerged after his death.<ref>[http://www.imra.org.il/story.php3?id=28583 Al-Quds Al-Arabi Editor: Arafat Told Me Oslo Would be Israel's Curse]</ref>

A year after signing Oslo, Arafat made a speech in a Johannesburg mosque calling for Jihad against Israel. He also compared the Oslo accords to the treaty of Hudaybiya, a peace treaty Muhammad signed with the Quraysh tribe only in order to strengthen his forces and later on use them in order to conquer the Quraysh.<ref name="Pipes">[http://www.danielpipes.org/316/al-hudaybiya-and-lessons-from-the-prophet-muhammads &#91;Al-Hudaybiya and&#93; Lessons from the Prophet Muhammad's Diplomacy – Daniel Pipes]</ref> Arafat compared the peace agreements to the treaty of Hudaybiya once more in 1998, and that “all options are open before the Palestinian people”, meaning he will return to full blown terrorism is necessary.<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Peace/yaint.html Arafat on the Peace Process – Jewish Virtual Library]</ref>  

A year after signing Oslo, Arafat made a speech in a Johannesburg mosque calling for Jihad against Israel. He also compared the Oslo accords to the treaty of Hudaybiya, a peace treaty Muhammad signed with the Quraysh tribe only in order to strengthen his forces and later on use them in order to conquer the Quraysh.<ref name="Pipes">[http://www.danielpipes.org/316/al-hudaybiya-and-lessons-from-the-prophet-muhammads &#91;Al-Hudaybiya and&#93; Lessons from the Prophet Muhammad's Diplomacy – Daniel Pipes]</ref> Arafat compared the peace agreements to the treaty of Hudaybiya once more in 1998, and that “all options are open before the Palestinian people”, meaning he will return to full blown terrorism is necessary.<ref>[http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Peace/yaint.html Arafat on the Peace Process – Jewish Virtual Library]</ref>