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Balfour Declaration
The Balfour Declaration was endorsed by the World War I Allied Powers. It stated the British intention to support a national homeland for Jewish people and became a cornerstone of the Zionist movement. -
Mandate for Palestine
The Supreme Court assigned mandates for Mesopotamia, Syria, and Palestine. -
Israel War of Independence
The Declaration of Israel as the Jewish state. This is when the British left Palestine. -
Armistice for Israel and Arab States
Israel got about 50% more land than originally given by the UN Partition Plan. -
PLO
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was created to destroy Israel in May 1964. -
6 Day War
Israel destroys the Egyptian air force and takes control of Gaza and Sinai. Then they conquer the West Bank from Jordan and Golan Heights from Syria. The UN Resolution 242 called for Israeli withdrawal, establishment of peace. -
Yom Kippur War
This war started as a surprise attack on the Jewish day of atonenment. Eqypt retook land from Israel and then the U.S. and Soviets resupplied each side. Then later, Israel took back the land again. -
Peace Treaty of 1979
The Peace Traty signed between Israel and Egypt. -
Lebanon War
The Israeli invasion of Lebanon was to fight the PLO and remove them from Palestinian authority. -
First Intifada
The First Intifada began in December 1987. It was a protest movement by Palestinians against Israeli rule and an effort to establish a Palestinian homeland. There was a series of demonstrations, improvised attacks, and riots. The Oslo Accords and the creation of the Palestinian Authority (PA) ended the First Intifada in September 1993. -
Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords were signed by Israel's Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin and the PLO chairman Yasser Arafat. This agreement called for a five-year transition period where the Gaza Strip and the West Bank would be jointly controlled by Israel and the PA. However, the power was eventually meant to be turned over to the Palestinian people. -
Second Intifada
The Second Intifada began at the al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem. On Sept. 28, 2000 a Likud Party delegation and 1,500 police and security forces entered and moved through the Temple Mount. Riots and demonstrations began to errupt and Israeli troops launched attacks in Gaza starting on September 30th. On this day, a 12 yr old boy was shot while hiding behind his father, who was attacked by Israeli forces. This now increased the Palestinian involvement with the Israeli Arabs. -
Terror Attack on the U.S.
Terror attacks on the World Trade Center in New York let to an agreement between the Israeli and Palestinian people to cease fire. -
Arabic League Summit
The Arabic League Summit was held in Riyadh which reaffirmed the Arab Peace Initiative which was first adopted in 2002. The previous initiatives where to destroy Israel and this agreement was interpretted the Palestinians as their right to return. -
Arab League Summit
The League gives $500 million to the Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
