-
On November 29, 1947, the UN voted for a resolution. They voted for the partition of Palestine
-
Israel defeated the Arab forces and expanded their territory over the UN's partition plan. Israel declared itself independent.
-
In 1948 a war broke out because 5 Arab nations invade territory in former Palestine. The war was also called the exodus and Nakba.
-
In 1959 Yasser Arafat formed a fighting group to carry out raids in Israel.
-
The six-day war left Israel occupying East Jerusalem, all of West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights and Sinai. Jewish settlements were set up in all of those, with government approval.
-
Yasser Arafat took over PLO leadership after his debut as military leader. Clashes with Israeli forces in 1968, and asserts the group's independence from Egyptian control.
-
The Arab League recognized PLO as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.'' Then the PLO gained a full membership to the League.
-
An Israeli air force struck PLO headquarters in Tunis after PLO killed three Israeli tourists on a yacht. PLO faction hijacked Achille Lauro cruise ship, and demanded the release of 50 Palestinians from Israeli prisons.
