In public discourse, it's widely acknowledged that under the Oslo Accords (1993–1995), Israel allowed the entry of Palestinians affiliated with the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) into Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip with their leader, PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat.

However, many do not understand the scope of the influx. According to an exclusive study by the IDSF research department, the Israeli government permitted at least 60 thousand Palestinians, who had been residing abroad, to enter Judea, Samaria, and the Gaza Strip during the 1990s, and that estimate is extremely conservative.

The eventual total may have exceeded 100 thousand. The study examines the official agreements, as concluded under the Oslo Accords, for the entry of armed personnel affiliated with Fatah and bureaucrats from the PLO, and charts the remarkable demographic surge in the population throughout that period.

This article also advocates for integrating this information into public discourse as an aid to understanding the security needs of Israel as it endures international diplomatic pressure.

How many Palestinians entered Judea, Samaria, and Gaza together with Yasser Arafat in the wake of the Oslo Accords? Many Israeli citizens are unaware that immediately after the signing of the Oslo Accords, tens of thousands of Palestinians —…