Conflict in Israel

Arab-Israeli Conflict Begins

Jan 5, 1948

The Arab-Israeli Conflict began in 1948. The war eventually ended around 1979.

Israel Strikes first

Dec 24, 1967

In 1967 Egypt demanded that the UN remove its troops from Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian troops moved into the Sinai, and Egypt began to close off the Gulf of Aqaba, Israel's route to the Red Sea. Expecting a large attack from the Arabs, Israel decided to strike first

Yom Kippur War

Oct 11, 1973

Wanting to win back their territory, Egypt and Syria launched the Yom Kippur war, a surprise attack against Israel in 1973. The war is named after a Jewish holy day when the attack began.

A peace treaty

Dec 24, 1978

In 1977, the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat made a momentous declaration: Egypt wanted peace with Israel. To help facilitate this historic piece, U.S. President Jimmy Carter invited Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to Camp David, the Presidential Retreat in Maryland. There Sadat and Begin reached an agreement known as the Camp David Accords.

Intifada

Dec 24, 1987

In 1987 Palestinian resentment of Israeli occupation boiled over into a rebellion called the Intifada. The fighting continued until the early 1990's.