The intifada ends. What does the future hold?

The intifada has ended, but the scars still remain. You miss your son on a daily basis. More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces, including 237 children under the age of 17. Approximately 120,000 Palestinians were imprisoned by Israel during the First Intifada and many remain behind bars.

You hope peace is on the horizon. In 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat meet on the White House lawn for a ceremonial signing of what is called the Oslo Accord. In 1995, Oslo II is also signed.

Under the Oslo Accords, the West Bank is split into three areas: A, B and C. The Palestine Authority, a new interim body, is given apparent full control of Area A, the smallest chunk of land, while Area B comes under shared control and Area C falls under full Israeli control. The idea is for a final status peace agreement to be reached within five years, and all areas to fall under Palestinian jurisdiction.

While you celebrate the possibility that there will be a viable State of Palestine, a lot has been given up. After the Oslo Accords, the majority of Aida camp is categorised as Area A and so falls under Palestinian control, while some of its periphery falls under Israeli control in Area C. Checkpoints have been erected and a permit system has been created, making visiting Jerusalem difficult.