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Balfour Declaration
British foreign secretary, Sir Arthur Balfour, wrote a letter to Lord Rothschild stating that Britain supported the formation of a Jewish state. -
Creation of Independent Isreal
David Ben Gurion, leader of Jews in Palestine, announced the creation of an independent Israel. -
Arab Invasion
Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria invaded Israel the day after the creation of Israel. Invasion ended in a few months with the help of U.S. troops as a victory for Israel. -
Suez Crisis
After Egypt, led by Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, seized the Suez Canal, Israel and their European allies attacked and defeated the Egyptian forces. Other world powers pressured Israel to leave Egypt, leaving the Suez Canal to Egypt. -
The 1967 Six-Day-War
Egyptian president, Nasser, moved to block the Gulf of Aqaba, Israel's outlet to the Red Sea. Israel attacked Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and Syria.The war was over in six days with Arab losses being almost twice Israel's and Israel Jerusalem, the Sinai Peninsula, and the West Bank. -
The 1973 War
On Yom Kippur, a joint Arab attack was launched against Israel and Israel was caught be surprise. Arab forced captured territory but then Israel regained most of it. -
Sadat offers peace
Anwar Sadat, the president of Egypt offered peace to Israel in exchange for territory seized in 1967 from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. -
Camp David Accords
Egypt and Israel signed a peace agreement, ending 30 years of hostilities. -
Sadat Assassinated
In Cairo, Egypt, Anwar Sadat was asassinated by a group of Muslim extremists. Hosni Mubarak became the new leader of Egypt. -
The Intifada
The Intifada, or "uprising", was a campaign of disobedience where Palestinians used boycotts, demonstrations, and rock throwing to show their displeasure with their Israeli rule. This continued until 1993. -
The Declaration of Principles
In the Declaration of Principles, Israel agreed to grant self rule to the Gaza Strip and the Wast Bank. -
Rabin Assassinated
Israel's Prime Minister, Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a Jewish extremist who didn't support the peace agreement with Palestine.
