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After the United Nations divided palestine into a Jewish and Arab state.Jews in Palestine proclaimed the state of Isarel on May 14,1948.
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Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser took control of the Egpytian government.
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After Nasser seized the canal company, Great Britain, France, and Isarel launched a joint attack on Egypt which started the Suez War.
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Egypt united with Syria in the United Arab Republic (UAR). Nasser had been named the first president of the new state.
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Military leader from Saudi Arabia took over Syria and withdrew the country from its union with Egypt in 1961.
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Egyptians formed the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) which represented Palestine interest. Their Political Leader Yasir Arafat began lauching terrorist attacks on Israel territory, which continued for decades.
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Nasser imposed a blockade against Isarel through its shipping area in the Gulf of Aqaba. He did this to inform that Arabia was ready to confront Israel.
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Israel launched air strikes against Egypt and several of its Arab neighbors. The israeli army broke down the blockade and occupied the Sinai Peninsula. They seized territory on the West Bank, occupied East Jerusalem, and took control of the Golan Heights.
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Anwar el-Sadat took Nasser's position after he died.
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On the Jewish holiday (Yom Kippur) Syria and Egypt launched an surprise attack against Israel.Israel's prime minister Golda Meir, had little time to moblilize troops. After the first two days Israel was on the defensive, but then pushed into Egypt and trapped Egypts Third Army.On October 22 a un-negotiated cease fire saved the Egpytian army from destruction.
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U.S president Jimmy Carter pressed for compromise peace between Arabs and Israelis. Presidnt Jimmy Carter met wit President Sadat of Egypt and Prime Minsiter Menachem Begin of Israel at Camp David in the U.S. This meeting resulted in the Camp David Accords, which was a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
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Jordan and Israel signed a peace treaty. Jordan was the second Arab Nation to recgonize Israel.
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A second uprising began after Palenstine rejected the proposal of Israel to an arranged meeting made by President Clinton at Camp David. Suicide bombing began to occur in Israel and more fighting continued.
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Yasir Arafat died and Mahmoud Abbas replaced him.
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Hezbollah captured 2 Israel soldiers while bombings and raids continued on.
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After all the fighting and destruction, both sides agreed to stop fighting.Hezbollah returned the bodies of soldiers in exchange for several of its prisoners who were held in Israel.