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Six Day War
Israel lsunched air strikes against Egypt, Syria and Jordan, destroying most of their airplanes on the ground. Israeli ground troops then moved in and rapidly defeated Arab forces. This was called the 6 day war. -
Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. After initial Arab military successes, the Israelis managed to push back the attack. After the war, Israel retained the territories captured in 1967, but did not keep any additional land. -
Peace Agreement - Camp David Accords
Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt signed agreements in Camp David. The American-sponsored talks paved the way to the peace treaty signed in 1979. -
The First Intifada
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank engaged in an uprising, or intifada, against Israeli control of these territories. Palestinians attacked Israelis with improvised weapons and firearms supplied by the PLO, which organized much of the uprising. Israel tried to contain the violence, which was directed at soldiers and civilians, primarily in the territories. This conflict continued until the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993. -
Hamas is Elected
2006Hamas is ElectedIn January 2006, 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. The Hamas charter calls for the destruction of Israel and for the killing of Jews. Hamas does not accept previous Palestinian-Israeli agreements and has claimed responsibility for hundreds of terrorist attacks against Israeli citizens. As a result of the election, many Western nations imposed sanctions,
