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In The six day war, Israel air striked Egypt, Syria, and Jordan, which resulted in most of their airplanes being destroyed. Israel took control of the West Bank and Gaza.
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The Yom Kippur War was launched because the Egypt and Syria wanted back their territory. Israel pushed back the Egyptian ans Syrian armies with the help of the U.S. military.
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Egypt and Israel made a treaty to end the 30 years of conflict between them. Egypt recognized that Israel had a right to exist, and in return, Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula.
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Iran was ruled by Khomeini in an Islamic republic during the Iranian Revolution. Under this new government, strict social and religous values were enforced. The foreign policy was very anti-western.
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The Intifada was a rebellion caused by the resntment Palestinians had because Israelis occupied their land. During the Intifada, there was a lot of street violence between Israeli troops and Palestinian youths.
