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zionism
Suggested creating a Jewish state. -
THE BALFOUR DECLARATION
British Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour committed Britain to work towards “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people,” -
UN Partition Plan
UN General Assembly voted for partition, 13 voted against and 10 abstained. This led to the creation of Israel. -
Establishment of Israel
five armies inavded israel -
The Suez Campaign
israel captured the sini desert and eventully withdrew respone to the U.S. and got territoriy back from egypt. -
Formation of the PLO
Palestinians created a genuinely independent organization when Yasser Arafat took over the chairmanship of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) . -
The Six-Day War
syria amassed large numbers of troops israel luached premative strikes agianst egypt. syria and jordan joined the fight. -
Terrorism
under yasser arafat's leader ship, plo factions and other miltiant groups. -
The Munich Olympics
Members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black September -
The Yom Kippur War,1973
Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year, Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Jordan attacked Israel -
Arafat at the United Nations
arafat made a dramatic first appearance at the united nations with a peaceful solution. -
The Camp David Accords
israel and egypt signed the camp david accords a peace treaty concluded israel retuned to egypt. -
Sadat Assassinated
sadat assassinated elements in egyptians army who opposed peace -
yitzhak rabin
the plo wanted to make peace talks work because of the weakness of its position due to the gulf war -
israeli
more than 1000 people died in clashes that lasted until 1993 -
yasser arafat
crowds lined the streets of gaza to cheer yasser arafat on his truimphal return to palestinian territory