(1995) - Peace and its Discontents - Edward Said
In this collection of essays, Said goes through the political discontent going on during the separation of Palestine and Israel, in particular focusing on the 1993 Oslo Accords. These essays demonstrate that often times there is a hidden agenda behind the work of front-facing leaders, demonstrating Said's critique of those involved. Said did not agree with the Oslo Accords, and heavily critiqued it and those involved in it. He believed it to be a manner of giving up on self-determination. Even though he lived the majority of his life displaced and in exile from his country, Palestine, he never stopped advocating for it. He believed that outside influences should not dictate what reality is, rather the citizens of that society should be the ones contributing towards their own reality.
Please note that there is a gigantic and inherent difference between "limited self-rule" and "independence." You must also note that the Oslo accords do not include any references, not one sentence, about the Palestinians' right to self-determination.