1993

Israel and the Vatican signed an agreement of mutual recognition to put an end to Jewish-Christian hostilities.

The Maastricht Treaty was enacted establishing the European Union.

President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the obstructionist Russian legislature and moved to replace it with a new elective body. Leaders of the Supreme Soviet, or legislature,

Foreign Minister Shimon Peres of Israel and Mahmoud Abbas, the foreign policy spokesman for the Palestine Liberation Organization signed a “Declaration of Principles” on a

Israel and the PLO opened a new era in their blood-soaked history by recognizing each other’s legitimacy and the rights of both to represent their