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The British government declares that they recognize Palestine as the home for the Jews.
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Great Britain restricts Jewish immigration. In 1945, they decide to make Palestine the home of the Jews.
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The UN sets out its own commission to find answers to the Palestine problem.
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Great Britain, France and Israel attack Egypt, which had just nationalized the Suez canal.
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The Palestinian Liberation Organization is founded in Cairo. A revolution begins.
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The PLO is recognized as the sole representative of the Palestinian people. Arafat, the chairman of the PLO, addresses the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Thousands of Russian Jews emigrate to Israel.
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The president of Egypt was assassinated by Islamist fundamentalist gunmen in Cairo. It happened during an annual military parade.
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Palestinian uprisings began against the Israel Defense Forces.
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Rabat and Arafat signed the OSLO I peace agreement. Things seemed to take a turn for the better.
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Israeli Prime Minister Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing extremist. He was pronounced dead at 11:10 PM.
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Israel and PNA signed the Wye Memorandum.
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Clinton invites Barak and Arafat to peace talks at Camp David. Nothing much was accomplished.
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Israel begins to construct the West Bank Wall. It is a very controversial project.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepts an invitation to a summit with Israeli Prime Minister. Abbas proclaims a formal end to fighting with Israel after more than four years of bloodshed.
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Hezbollah infiltrates Israel in a raid across the border. Israel's military responds, and the Israel-Lebanon conflict starts.
