The need for penalty clauses: Punishments for breaking peace deals - opinion

Almost none of the dozens of agreements of the past seven decades have spelled out any specific penalties for infractions or for not following through on the parties’ commitments.

Slain Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with former US President Bill Clinton and former PLO President Yasser Arafat after signing the Oslo Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

(photo credit: REUTERS)

ByYISRAEL MEDAD

OCTOBER 14, 2025 13:07

The need for penalty clauses: Punishments for breaking peace deals - opinion

Almost none of the dozens of agreements of the past seven decades have spelled out any specific penalties for infractions or for not following through on the parties’ commitments.

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The need for penalty clauses: Punishments for breaking peace deals - opinion

Almost none of the dozens of agreements of the past seven decades have spelled out any specific penalties for infractions or for not following through on the parties’ commitments.

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