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Shifting Sands
The arab leadership and the Jewish people were both promised the same land by the same government, this created the conflict today. -
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Arab-Israeli Conflict from 1917 to now
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The UN partition of Palestine
The british government hands over the responsibility of solving the crisis to the UN. The UN divides the land into arab and israeli land which causes major conflict. -
Israel is Established
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Israel and Egypt make Peace
Egyptian President Sadat became the first Arab leader to recognize Israel. Both countries signed the Camp Davids Accords, which was supposed to outline the "framework for peace in the middle east." -
Invasion of Lebanon
After an attempt on an Israeli Diplomat by a Palestinian terrorist orginazation, Israel launched a campaign to rid Palestine's land of terrorist guerilla bases. -
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Palestinian Intifada
A general uprising against the Israeli governement by citizens of Israeli occupied territories. -
PLO Offers Peace
The Palestinian National Council renounced terrorism and attempeed to reach out to negotiated with Isrrael, but at the time Israel classifised them as a terrorist orginazation. -
Madrid Summit
In this peacemaking summit good ground was covered fro pro peace between palestine and israel. -
Palestine's Presidient
Peaceful negotiations resulted in troop withdrawl from the gaza strip and palestinians being allowed back into territory. Yasser Arafat is elected as President of Palestine. -
Hamas Suicded Bombings
The terrorist group Hamas sent a devestating wave of suicide bombers to terrorize Israel, and in response Israel bombarded Lebanon for three weeks. -
Ehud Barak elected in Israel
Ehud Barak's campaign promise was to "end the 100-year conflict" between Israel and Palestine. -
Israel Steps Up Their Military Game
Israel's government decided to start being more aggressive toards palestinian militants. Increasing trops around the border and increasing air strikes on key military points. -
Sharon Returns
Barak resigned as prime minister, and Sharon was elected in the wake of a new approach to the “Palestinian problem.” Sharon’s new military policies increased airstrikes and assassinations of Palestinian militants. However Palestinian suicide bombing increased in Israeli cities. -
Isreal re-takes the West Bank
Palestinian military attacked Israel intensely for the first three months of this year, in response Israel re-occupied most of the west bank and captured Jenin. Israel begins to build a wall to protect Israel from attacks inside Israel. Palestinian attacks continued which led to a ten day siege by Israel reducing Mr Arafat’s compound to dust. -
Oslo Peace Process
Election of Left Wing Labour Government led to lots of peacemaking between arab and israel.
