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1948 War
Israel declared independence. Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, & Iraq attacked Israel.
Israel gained land. Egypt gained the Gaza Strip and Jordan gained the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and Jews became refugees. -
Six Day War
Egypt blockaded Israel. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, & Iraq attacked Israel. Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, the Golan Heights from Syria, and the Gaza Strip and all of the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. More Palestinians and Jews became refugees. Terrorism became more common -
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Attrition Battles
Israel maintained that Jerusalem would remain a unified city with all religions having access to their holy sites. Israel gained land from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Sudan declared their unwillingness to make peace, recognize or even negotiate with Israel. -
Settlement Construction Begins
After settlements were destroyed by Arab forces, reconstruction needed to start A peace agreement was formed to insure the safety of the people -
The October War
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on the holiest day of the jewish year, Yom Kippur. Israel retained the territories it got 6 years ago but not ones that were recently captured. -
Egypt and Israel Sign a Peace Agreement
Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize Israel and to enter into a peace treaty with it. This agreement became a model for Israel’s “land for peace” policy. Israel returned to egypt all of the Sinai that had been captured during the 1967 war and removed Jewish families from the homes they had established there. -
The First Intifada
An uprising that happened in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank by the Palestinians. They attacked israelis with improvised weapons that were supplied by the PLO (Palestine Liberal Organization) and the PLO organized a lot of it. Palestinians lives lost led some to believe that the Israeli response was too harsh while the Israelis thought it was too lax. The conflict continued until the Oslo Accords were signed. -
The 1982 Lebanon War
PLO units in south Lebanon attacked innocent people in Israel. Israel then attacked PLO militants stationed in Lebanon. Israel got the PLO leadership to retreat to Tunisia. They had a military presence in Lebanon until 2000. Southern Lebanon started to attack again leading to the second Lebanon war in 2006. -
The Oslo Accords
They were a set of agreements that began in 1993. They were intended to be an agreement that would lead to a settlement with Israel for peace. Both sides blame each other for not remembering. -
Israel and Jordan Sign a Peace Agreement
Jordan became the second Arab country to recognize Israel. Trade, tourism and such has increased but slower then what was hoped. -
The Camp David Summit
President Clinton brought the Prime Minister of Israel and the president of Palestine to Camp David to try and Negotiate Peace. The president of Palestine refused and made no counter-proposals so conflict kept on going. -
Hamas is Elected
In January, Palestinians elected members of the Hamas, thought to be the result of corruption. Funny enough, the Hamas, now in control, called for the destruction of Israel, denied the Palestinian-Israeli agreements, and called for the execution of Jews… Western intervention slowed down the rather threatening threats commanded the -
The 2006 Lebanon War
Hezbollah, a radical Islamist organization, tried to destroy Israel was thought to be supported by Syria and Iran. July 11th, 2006 marked, it eventually led to the deaths of ten Israeli soldiers over the border. After many more conflicts, the attacks finally ended on August 11th, 2006 Property and civilian damage was enough to irritate and actually proved the Hezbollah as a good examples of those who would defy and harm people of Israel. The attacks only ended after -
The Battle of Gaza
Hamas military attacked the people of Gaza The Hamas military was dissolved -
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The Gaza War
In multiple attacks that took place between 12/27/08 - 1/18/09 in Gaza, Israel fought off Hamas targets Gaza’s civilian casualties rose along with the fall of its economy and potential for repairs. -
Gaza Flotilla Incident
The Hamas took control of the Palestinian Authority. After requiring all goods headed for Gaza to be inspected, people wondered if this was legal. May 2010 marked the day 6 ships refused to have the cargo checked, resulting in an attack that lead to the deaths of 9 Turkish activists. Turkey expected an apology from Israel, but they justified its actions yet expressed sincere regret for the loss of life. This still led to some unrest and distrust. -
The Arab Spring
To begin with, the Arabian government was never democratic. On 12/18/10, the Arabs began to protest against the autocratic and oppressive government. 1/14/11 was when the President of Tunisia left the state, followed by the Egyptian President who resigned on 2/11/11. This left the Arab-Israeli conflict and peace arrangements unclear, convincing some that peace may not come at all.