In 1994, Arafat was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Israeli leaders Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres for their work on the Oslo accords,seen at the time as a breakthrough toward an independent Palestinian state and a permanent peace with Israel.

• 1994年,阿拉法特和以色列领导人伊扎克·拉宾和希蒙·佩雷斯共同获得了诺贝尔奖,他们为签署"奥斯陆协议"所做的努力在当时被视作通往一个独立的巴勒斯坦国、实现巴以永久和平的"重大突破"。