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Yasser Arafat elected chairman of PLO
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PLO expelled from Jordan
After aiming to overthrow the monarchy in Jordan, PLO leaders and many PLO fighters, eventually numbering 15,000, moved to Lebanon, joining the by now 200,000 or more Palestinian refugees already there living in camps -
Munich Olympics Massacre
Black September’s demands in the Munich attack: the release of more than 200 Palestinian guerillas held in Israeli jails, along with the release of German Red Army members Andreas Baader and Ulrike Meinhof, held in German prison. -
Yom Kippur begins
Sadat wanted to regain the Sinai... after trying diplomacy and failing, he prepared his military to launch an attack on Israel -
Cease Fire Agreement Ends Yom Kippur War
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Israel and Egypt Sign Disengagement Accord over Suez
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Israel and Syria Sign Disengagement Accord over Golan Heights
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Arab League Recognizes PLO as the Legitimate Representative of the Palestinian People
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Camp David Accords
The first accord called upon Egypt, Jordan, Israel and 'representatives of the Palestinian people' to negotiate the question of the West Bank and Gaza strip. A self-governing Arab authority was to replace the Israeli military forces for 5 years while talks took place on the 'final status' of 2 areas The second accord was 'A framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel' -
Israel Invades Southern Lebanon in Response to PLO Attack
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) was established. -
Egypt and Israel Sign Peace Treaty; Sinai Peninsula Reverts to Egyptian Sovereignty
Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty, the first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab country Under the treaty, the two nations agreed to end the state of war and to establish diplomatic relations -
Israel Invades Lebanon, driving PLO out of Beirut
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Israel and Lebanon Sign Peace Agreement
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HAMAS founded
Islamic fundamentalist group who intended to destroy Israel -
First Intifada begins
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Jordan Renounces Its Claim to the West Bank and Severs All Administrative and Judicial Links
Realising that the Palestinians will never accept King Hussein as their spokesperson, King Hussein of Jordan renounced his claim to the West Bank, which in effect reversed the annexation decision made in 1950 -
Palestinian National Council proclaims the establishment of a Palestinian state
Arafat did not indicate the borders of such a state, although he said a 1947 United Nations partition plan, which provided for a Jewish state and an Arab state in Palestine, still offers a basis for 'international legitimacy.' -
Madrid Conference
Israel Enters First Direct Negotiations with Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and the Palestinians Little progress was made in the talks while extremists on both sides attempted to disrupt discussions by acts of violence