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1948 War
Israel declared independence. Egypt, Jordan,Lebanon, Syria, & Iraq attacked Israel.
Israel gained land. Egypt gained the Gaza Strip and Jordan gained the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands of Palenstinians and Jews became refugees. -
Six Day war or The 1967 War
Egypt blockaded Israel. Egypt, Jordan, Syria & 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. More Palestinians and Jews bacame refugees. Terrorism became more common. It ended on June 10th 1967. -
Settlement Construction Begins
Israeli goverment approves building of settlements. West Bank now has 300,000 Israeli settlers. -
Attrition Battles
Israel took a bunch of territory and demanded recognition. Egypt terrorized Israel. Then PLO forces came but shortly after left. -
The October War or Yom Kippur War
Egypt & Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippur. Israel lost some land. It ended on October 26th 1973. -
Egypt and Israel Sign a Peace Agreement
U.S. came & made Egypt made peace wirh Israel. Israel lost more land -
The 1982 Lebananon War
Israel came and removed PLO forces from Lebanaon. Israel had to withdraw until terrorists start the 2nd Lebanon War. It ended in September of the same year. -
The First Intifada
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip & West Bank started an uprising with PLO weapons. Israel wasn't trained to fight suicide attackers their response was too lax. It ended September 13th 1993. -
The Oslo Accords
Put into place when Israel and the PLO signed the Declaration of Princepals. Israel was asked to withdraw from Gaza Strip. -
Israel and Jordan sign a Peace Treaty
This peace treaty was designed by the U.S. to stop the Jordan-Israel conflicts. Israel setup trade and other things with Jordan. -
The Camp David Summit
Bill Clinton set up peace between Israel & Palestine. The two states live side by side in peace. -
The Second Intifada
General's visit to Palestine was "provacative". Hundreds of Palestininain civilians died It is still going -
Arab Peace Initiative is Proposed
Arab Leauge purposed a peace treaty. Arab Leauge rep. met with Israeli reps. in israel. -
Israel Begins Constructing the West Bank Barrier
Israel put up a wall in for defense from sudice bombers. Many people criticized the wall. -
The Roadmap for Peace is Proposed
"Quartet" made a road map for peace. Never got past first step. Then haulted to a stop by a terroist group. -
Israel Disengages from Gaza
P.M. Ariel Sharon disengaged from the Gaza Strip. More missels were fired into Israel. -
Hamas is Elected
Palestinians elected Hamas members into P.L.O.. Western mations imposed samctioms on Israel. -
The Lebanon War
Hezballah attacked Israel, Igniting the second Lebanon war. Lots of property was damaged and a loss of civilans was recorded. -
The Battle of Gaza
P.L.O. members are being attacked by Hamas military. P.L.O. controls West Bank, Hamas controls Gaza. -
The Gaza War
Israel attacked Hamas targetsin Gaza. Many Civilans die, Gaza's building and ecnomy are damaged. -
Gaza Flotilla Incident
Turkish actvisits tried to sail to Gaza to destroy the walls. Israel lost Turkey as an ally -
The Arab Spring
Tunsia citizens rioted Protests arose in other countries as well
