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United Nations General Assembly
In this meeting the U.N planned to create a plan where the Palestinian territory will be divided into two states a Palestinian and a Jewish state. The Jewish Agency in Palestine accepted the plan. -
Palestine Civil War
It broke out after the General Assembly Of the United Nations adopted a resolution on 29 November 1947 recommending the adoption of the Partition Plan for Palestine. The manifestations of joy of the Jewish community were counterbalanced by protests by Arabs throughout the country. -
Arab-Israeli War
It broke out when 5 Arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate immediately following the announcement of the independence of the state of Israel on May 14,1948.The Israelis managed to pushed them back. This action was followed by the invasion of the former Palestinian mandate by Arab armies from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. Saudi Arabia sent a formation that fought under the Egyptian command. British trained forces from Transjordan eventually intervened in the conflict. -
Israel signs Armistice Agreement with the arab nations( Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria
On 6 January 1949, Dr. Bunche announced that Egypt had finally, consented to start talks with Israel on an armistice. The talks began on the island of Rhodes on 12 January, and, shortly after their commencement, Israel agreed to the release of a besieged Egyptian brigade in Fallujah. At the end of the month, the talks foundered. Israel demanded that Egypt withdraw all its forces from the former area of Palestine. -
700,000 Palestinians became refugees
Because of the fighting many Palestinians citizens decide to avoid the ongoing war between the newly independent state of Israel and the Arab countries of Egypt,Syria, saudi Arabia, Jordania. Many of the Arab leaders promised their people that the war was going to be quick and they would have been able to get their territory back as soon as Israel was defeated. While the conflict was going on. -
Suez Canal Crisis
Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser announced the nationalization of the Suez Canal Company, the joint British-French enterprise which had owned and operated the Suez Canal since 1869 by October 29, 1956, Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt toward the Suez Canal because of the Egyptian president's actions. -
The Palestinian Liberation Organization is formed
The Palestinian national movement is a broad national front, or an umbrella organization, comprised of numerous organizations of the resistance movement, political parties, popular organizations, and independent personalities and figures from all sectors of life. -
The Six Day War
The Six Day war begins as Israel launches an air attack on Egypt, Jordan, and Syria in response to the request by Egyptian president Nasser that the UN withdraw its forces from Egyptian territory and the buildup of Arab armies along Israel's borders. After 6 days, a cease-fire is declared and Israel occupies the Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, Ghaza Strip and West Bank, the status of these territories subsequently became a major point of contention in the Arab-Israeli conflict -
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat makes a visit to Jerusalem to discuss a peace-
Sadat announced on November 9, 1977, to the surprise of most of the world, that he would be willing to travel to Israel to pursue peace. At the time, Israel's prime minister was Menachem Begin (1913–1992), a man who had rejected the idea that Israel should return any land to the Arabs, and who refused to acknowledge the Palestine Liberation Organization. Although hostile toward Arabs, Begin accepted Sadat's proposal and invited him to visit a session of the Knesset, Israel's legislative body. -
Egypt and Israel sign a formal peace treaty
Ends 30 years of war and establishes diplomatic and commercial relations. -
Intifada
Palestinians living on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip begin riots, known as the intifada (uprising), against Israeli rule. The violence intensifies as Israeli police crack down and Palestinians retaliate. More than 20,000 people are killed in the fighting. -
Madrid Conference- October 30th, 1991.
The U.S. and Soviet Union organized the Madrid Conference, in which Israeli, Lebanese, Jordanian, Syrian, and Palestinian leaders met to establish a framework for peace negotiations. -
End of the Hebron Occupation
Israel and the PLO signed the Hebron Accord, which calls for the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Hebron. The move ends 30 years of occupation and divides control over the contentious town between Arabs and Israelis. -
Brief Summary
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Peace Negotiations Breakdown
Despite progress on other issues, the two sides could not reach an agreement on Jerusalem,it remained a contentious issue because it is a holy city to Judaism, Islam as well as Christianity and the two sides refused to relinquish control of it. On 9/17,00, according to the Associated Press, Palestinians announced any deal that did not include all of the West Bank and sovereignty over East Jerusalem,including the Haram esh-Sharif ,where the Al-Aksa mosque is located,would not be acceptable. -
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