Israeli-Arab conflict timeline (Madrid Conference) By Peter Brownridge Sep 1, 1939 World war 2 and the Holocaust Mar 22, 1945 The League of Arab States was Formed Nov 29, 1947 UN Resolution 181 (partition Palestine) May 14, 1948 Israel declares independence May 15, 1948 1st Arab-Israel war Dec 11, 1948 UN Resolution 194 Jan 1, 1949 Armistice Agreements signed by isreal with egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Sryria Sep 24, 1949 Israel and Jordan sign peace treaty Dec 13, 1949 Jerusalem declared israeli capital Jan 1, 1956 Israel becomes a member of the United Nations right of return Sep 24, 1964 arab league votes to establish the PLO Sep 24, 1967 formation of the PFLP Sep 24, 1970 Formation of black september Sep 24, 1972 Munich Olympic massacre Sep 24, 1974 Palestine given Observer status by the UN Sep 24, 1974 Palestine given Observer status by the UN Jun 5, 1976 3rd arab israeli war (six day war) Sep 24, 1979 Eygptian israeli peace treaty Sep 24, 1982 PLO expelled from Labanon Period: Jan 1, 1988 to Sep 24, 1988 1st PALESTINE intifada Sep 24, 1993 the OSLO accords Nov 4, 1995 Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated Nov 11, 2004 Yasser Arafat dies