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the United Nations voted to partition the then British-controlled Palestine into Arab and Jewish states.
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After 1967 and through today, Israelis have created and maintained settlements: Jewish communities within the Occupied Territories of the West Bank and Gaza.
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Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israeli forces in Sinai and the Golan Heights.
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After Egyptian president Anwar Sadat’s surprise visit to Jerusalem, US President Jimmy Carter brokers peace between Egypt and Israel.
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angered by Israel’s continuing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, Palestinians begin an uprising, with stone-throwing youths attacking Israeli soldiers.