The Arab Israeli Conflict

  • Zionism

    Zionism
    The idea that Jewish will have their own state either in Argentina or Palestine.
  • McMahon Hussein Correspondence

    McMahon Hussein Correspondence
    Promised Britainwould grant independence to most Arab areasin the Ottoman empire
  • The Balfour Declaration

    The Balfour Declaration
    British Foreign minister Arthur Balfour comitted brittain establishment for the Jewish people.
  • British Mandate for Palestine

    British  Mandate for Palestine
    The League of Nations divided Ottoman lands between the British andthe French after World War I
  • The Holocaust and World War 2

    The Holocaust and World War 2
    Nazi Germany attacked and conquered most of Europe.
  • UN Partition Plan

    UN Partition Plan
    33 Countries of the UN general assembly voted for partition, 13 voted against and 10 abstained.
  • Establishment Of Israel

    Establishment Of Israel
    The first Jewish state for nearly 2,000 years has been proclaimed.
  • 1948 War

    1948 War
    In accordance with the UN Partition Plan, David Ben-Gurion proclaimedthe independence of the new State of Israel on May 14, 1948 and became Israel’s first Prime Minister.
  • The Suez Campaign 1956

    The Suez Campaign 1956
    France and Britain went to war against Egypt because Egypt took over the suez Canal.
  • Formation of the PLO

    Formation of the PLO
    When Palestines created a genuinely independent organization because Yasser Arafat took over chairmanship of the Palestine.
  • Establishment of the PLO

    Establishment of the PLO
    In 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed
  • Six Day War

    Six Day War
    Egypt blocked israeli shipping lanes and Israeli launched preemptive strikes against egypt. Israeli captured the Sinai and the Gaza strip from Egypt.
  • Khartoum Resolution/Attrition Battles/The War of Attrition

    Khartoum Resolution/Attrition Battles/The War of Attrition
    During the 1967 War, Israel gained land from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria.
  • The Munich Olympics

    The Munich Olympics
    When members of the olympic team got killed by Palestenian group
  • The Yom Kippur War , 1973

    The Yom Kippur War , 1973
    Egypt , Syria, and Jordan attacked Israel
  • Arafat at the United Nations

    Arafat at the United Nations
    Arafat went to the UN mooting a peaceful solution.
  • Egypt Israel Peace Treaty

    Egypt Israel Peace Treaty
    As a result of intense diplomatic efforts by the United States, Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize and enter into a peace treaty with Israel.
  • First Lebanon War

    First Lebanon War
    PLO units in southern Lebanon increasingly attacked communities innorthern Israel.
  • The Camp David Accords

    The Camp David Accords
    Israel and Anwar al Sadat of Egypt signed agreements in Cam David
  • Sadat Assasinated

    Sadat Assasinated
    Sadat was Assasinated by Islamist Elements
  • Palestinian Intifada

    Palestinian Intifada
    Palestinian in The Gaza strip and the West Bank engaged in an uprising or intifada against Israeli.
  • Oslo Peace Procces

    Oslo Peace Procces
    The PLO wanted to make peace talks work because of the weakness of its position.
  • Arafat Returns

    Arafat Returns
    Arafat became head of the new palestinian president
  • Israel Jordan Peace Treaty

    Israel Jordan Peace Treaty
    As with the 1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the UnitedStates led a difficult but successful diplomatic process to help Jordanand Israel achieve peace.
  • Camp David Summit

    Camp David Summit
    American President Bill Clinton brought Israeli Prime Minister EhudBarak and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat to Camp David in July2000.