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Britain in 1923 recieved the League of Nations mandate over Palestine.
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By 1938 over 500,000 Jews had migrated to Palestine.
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In 1939, just before the outbreak of World War 2, Britain severly limited Jewish immagration to Palestine.
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The Arab seeks to unify Arab policy on world issues
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In 1947 Britain turned the Palestine problem over to the UN general assembly.
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In 1948 Israel proclaimed its indepedence.
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The Arab nations defied the UN decision for a Jewish state and attacked Israel.
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The Arab League enforced an economic boycott against Israel and against Western companies doing business with Israel.
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Israel invaded Eygpt to wipeout guerrilla bases and end the Aqaba Blockade.
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OPEC group s six non-arab and seven Arab states but is dominated by Arabnations like Saudi Arabia.
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In 1970 Nasser died and his position was assumed by Anwar al-Sadat. This Eygptian president directed his nations foriegn policy away from dependence on the Soviet Union.
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In 1972 Sadat ordered the 20,000 Soviet military personnel to leave Egypt.
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With the 1973 Arab-Israeli war the Arab states acted to further their economic goal and to use as a political weapon.
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in 1974, the arb nations, meeting at Rabat, Morocco unamiously declared the PLO to be the sole legitimate representative of the palestine people.
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Lebanon's deeply fragmented society fell into turmoil when cilvil war broke out in 1975
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Syria sent 15,00 troops into lebanon in 1976 under an Arab league mandate to enforce a cease-fire. In 1981 and caused massive destruction in the years that followed.
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The treaty reaffirmed the Camp David agreement on the Sinai
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President Hafez al Assad of syria signed a 20 year treatyof friendship
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Anwar al-Sadat was assassinated by four eygptians.
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In 1982 Israel invaded Lebenon and forced most PLO guerillas to leave.
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Suicide bombers drove trucks into United States and French military compounds in 1983,, blowing up the trucks and killing 241 Marines and 58 French soldiers.
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Syria helped drive out the rest in 1983.
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In 1984 President regan withdrew United States forces.
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Israel withdrew most of its forces in 1985, keeping a small "security zone" in southern Lebabnon.
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In November 1988, Afarat and the Palestine National council met inAlgiers to proclaim the formation of an independent "state of Palestine".
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The term of president Amin Gemayel expired in 1988 without agreement on a successor.
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In 1989 they approved a new constitution designed to increase the power of Lebanon's Muslim mojority and end the civil war.
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Syrian troops assaulted the president palace in 1990 to remove a Christian general Michel Aoun
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Two sides opened formal diplomatic talks