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Britain was dedicated to creating a Jewish state in Palestine. Because of this, they made the Balfour Declaration.
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The UN suggestedd that Palestine be divided into a Jewish state and an Arab state. However, Arabs were not willing to give any land up to the Jews.
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Upset about losing land to the Jews, Arabs sent military forces into Israel. Many Arabs left the country.
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Britain, France, and Israel invaded Egypt for the Suez Canal. But later, Israel withdrew.
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The PalestineLiberation Organization wanted to set up a Palestinian State. To reach their goal they launched guerrilla attacks.
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This war only lasted 6 days. In the end Israel made territorial gains.
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Syria and Egypt attempt to win back the land they lost during the six day war. The UN negotiated to stop the fighting.
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Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty. Isreal withdraws their troops from the Sinai peninsula.
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Palestinians were fed up with Israeli rule. In retalliation the Israeli's arrested and exiled many Palestinians.
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Hirschfeld, Pundik, and Aba Alaa set up meetings to talk about peace. Later they made their thoughts pulic.
