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In 1948 Israel was established. A series of wars between Israel and its neighbors led to an expansion of Israel.
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In 1967 and again in 1973 war erupted. Egypt and Israel signed a peace agreement, but among Palestinian Arabs in Israel still were a major problem.
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by the 1970s Iran had changed from a traditional rural society to a more industrialized and urban one.
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In 1977 Egyptian president Anwar Sadat declared peace with Israel.
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In 1980 Iraq attacked Iran due to border disputes and because Iran's new government called for revolution among Iraq's shiite population.
