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1948 War
Israel declared independence. Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq attacked Israel. As an outcome, Israel gained the Gaza Strip and Jordan gained the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and Jews became refugees. -
Six Day War
Egypt blockaded Israel. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq moved troops to Israel's borders and made threatening statements. Israel launched a preemptive strike. Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the Gaza Strip and all of the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. -
Attrition Battles
Israel wanted Jerusalem to be a place where all religions could access the holy sites and to be open to returning other territories in exchange for peace and its right to exist. Attacks began against Israel in Jordan. -
Settlement Construction Begins
Settlements were built to act as security outposts and to prevent attacks on major population centers. As a result, the number of West Bank settlers rose overetime from 3,200 to 300,000. -
The October War or Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippur. The Israelis pushed back until the U.S. convinced them to withdraw from the territories. Therefore, Israel retained the territories captured in 1967, but did not keep additional land. -
Egypt and Israel Sign a Peace Agreement
Egypt's president, Anwar Sadat, realized that war with Israel was harming the economy and signed a peace treaty with Israel. As a result, Israel returned to Egypt all of the Sinai that had been captured during the 1967 War and removed Jewish families from the homes they had established.
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The 1982 Lebanon War
PLO units in Southern Lebanon attacked communities in northern Israel, and Israel launched an attack on PLO Militants stationed in Lebanon. Therefore, Israeli troops expeled the PLO leadership from Lebanon to Tunisia, and as a result got drawn into the Lebanese Civil War. -
The First Intifada
Palestinians attacked Israelis with weapons supplied by the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization). Suicide attacks against civilians in Israel began, and Israel was not well prepared to fight. As a result, may lives were lost on both sides, and the conflict continued until the Olso Accords were signed. -
The Olso Accords
A set of agreements that began when Israel and the PLO signed a Declaration of Principles. Both Israelis and Palestinians accused eachother of not fulfilling their obligations. Therefore, this led to the creation of the Palestinian Authority which had responsibility for administrating the territory under its control. -
Israel and Jordan sign a Peace Treaty
The U.S. led a difficult yet successful diplomatic process to help Jordan and Israel achieve peace. As a result, trade, business, relations, tourism, cultural exchanges, and scientific cooperation between the two nations have increased. -
The Camp David Summit
Bill Clinton brought Israeli prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to Camp David in an attempt to negotiate a camp rehensive final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians. Then, the goal of the sumit two states living side by side in peace was not achieved and further conflict continued. -
The Second Intifada
Israeli General Ariel Sharon visited the Jewish Temple Mount, a site recovred by Jews that is also of major importance to Muslims. Palestinians claimed the visit was provacative and began to riot. Israelis claimed the visit was a pretext for violence, not its cause. Therefore, the conflict caused great bloodshed and suffering on both sides, and Israelis were terrorized. The failed peace process had been a prolonged condition of misery for both people. -
The Roadmap for Peace is Proposed
A peace plan proposed by the "quartet" of the U.S., Russia, European Union, and the United Nations. It involves reciprocal steps by the Israelis and Palestinians with the ultimate goal of an Independent Palestinian state and a secure Israel. Therefore, there has yet to be significant progress because the roadmap has never made it past the third phase due to the terrorist organization, Hamas. -
Israel Begins Constructing the West Bank Barrier
Israel decidesd o build a security barrier that would separate its citizens from terrorist groups in the West Bank. The fence had been effective and still is in dramatically reducing the number of suicide bombings in Israel coming from the Gaza Strip and West Bank. But, the barrier divides Palestinians from their land and places of work and study. -
Arab Peace Initiative is Proposed
Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia proposes a peace initiative that was endorsed by all members of the Arab League. It offered peace in return for Israeli withdrawl from all territories captured in the 1967 War. As a result, the proposal is viewed as a major break through because most Arab nations had ruled out peace, recognition, and even negotiations with Israel. -
Israel Disengages from Gaza
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon separated Israel from Palestine terrotories. He decided Israel should withdraw from the Gaza Strip which was controversial in Israel because citizens did not want to leave. Then, the number of rockets fired by terrorists from Gaza into Israel increased dramatically. -
Hamas Is Elected
Palestinians elected a majority of Hamas members to the Palestinian Authority's legislature over the PLO's Fatah Party that had previously been in power. Hamas did not accept previous Palestinian-Israeli agreements. Therefore, many western nations imposed sanctions and suspended aid to the Palestinian Authority. -
The 2006 Lebanoon War
Hezbollah, an Islamist organization committed to destroying Israel, crossed the Lebanon-Israel border and attacked an Israeli Army Unit. Israel retaliated by launching air strikes on suspected Hezbollah military targets. As a result, there was a loss of civilian lives as well as property damage when Israel retaliated. Hostilities officially ended with UN Cease Fire Resoultion 1701. -
The Battle of Gaza
Hamas militants attacked Fatah members throughout Gaza. Then, the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, dissolved the Hamas government. Then, western sanctions to the Palestinian authority were lifted after the Hamas government was dissolved. -
The Gaza War
Israel attacked Hamas targets in Gaza in an attempt to stop rocket attacks on southern Israel and to disrupt terrorist infastructure. However, hundreds of militants were killed, and because Hamas was based in and launched attacks from urban areas, Gaza's economy and buildings were severely damaged. -
Gaza Flotilla Incident
Israel and Egypt began built a blockade of Gaza, and six Turksih ships set sail in an attempt to break the blockade. When Israel commanders boarded the ships to inspect them for weapons, they were killed. Therefore, there was a great deterioration in the relationship between Israel and Turkey, who were allies. -
The Arab Spring
Citizens in Arab states began to protest against autocratic and oppressive governments. As a result, the Tunision president left the country, the Egyptian president resigned, and protests occurred in Algeria, Bahrain, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, uOman, Syria, Yemen, and other countries.
