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Theodor Herzl organized the founder of modern political zionism
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after the war arab and british representavies disagreed over the borders that were promised
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british balfour declaration promised to creat a jewish homeland in the region comprising the ancient land of israel
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Nazis persecuted jews, eventually carrying out a genocide known as the holocaust
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UN General Assembly voted to partition the Palestine Mandate into an Arab state and a Jewish state to interationalize the city of Jerusalem
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David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the independance of the new State of Israel and became Israel's first Prime minister
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Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed with the aim of destroying Israel and creating a Palestinian state in its place
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Egypt closed the international water way, the Straits of Tiran, to all Israeli shipping, an act of war in international law. These actions were accompanied by Arab leaders’ statements about
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Israeli government approved the building of settlements in the
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Israel gained land from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Eight Arab heads of state met in Khartoum August 29-
September 1, 1967 and adopted the “3 NOs” policy--no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, and no negotiations with Israel. Egypt began small-scale attacks against Israeli positions along the Suez Canal which continued until Anwar Sadat came to power in 1970. -
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. After initial Arab military successes, the Israelis managed to push back the attack.
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The American-sponsored talks paved the
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United States, Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize and enter into a peace treaty with Israel