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Israel was then divided between Arabs and Jews..
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United Nations peacekeepers and prepares its army, Israel launches a surprise attack. Syria, Jordan, and Iraq join the fighting, but Israel decimates the Arab forces.
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israelis have created and maintained settlements: Jewish communities within the Occupied Territories of the West Bank and Gaza.
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Israel later withdraws from parts of Sinai and the Golan Heights.
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Jimmy Carter brokers peace between Egypt and Israel.
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West Bank and Gaza, Palestinians begin an uprising, with stone-throwing youths attacking Israeli soldiers.