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The six day war, Israel took control of the Golan heights, Sinai Peninsula,Gaza strip,west Bank,and East Jerusalem. Israel gained control of land in the West Bank and Gaza with a large palestinian population.
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Yom Kippur war, a surprise attack against Israel in 1973. The war takes its name from Jewish holy day when the attack began.
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Then in 1977, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat made a momentous declaration Egypt wanted peace with Israel. To help facilitate this historic peace, U.S. president Jimmy Carter invited Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin to camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland.
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In 1978, Sadat and Begin reached an agreement known as Camp David accords. Egypt recognized Israel, and Israel returned the Sinai peninsula to Egypt.
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In 1987 palestinian resentment of Israeli occupation boiled over intifada, Palestinian youths battled Israeli troops in widespread street violence. During the intifada, palestinian youths batted Israeli troops in widespread street violence.
