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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. -
Settlement Constuction Begins
Israeli communities were being bult. The prupose of this was to prevent attacks. Construction was limited. Israel and Palestinian must negotaite as part of a comprehensive peace agreement. Travel is more difficult because of this. -
Six Day War or The 1967 War
Egypt blockaded Israel. Egypt, Jordan, Syria & Iraq moved troops to Israel's borders and made threatening statements. Israel launched a preemptive strike. 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. -
Attrition Battles
Arab nations declared their unwillingness to make peace, recognize, or even negotiate with Israel. PLO attacked Israeli military. Airplane hijackings and terrorists attacks continued outside of Israel. These battles went on from 1967-1970. -
The October War or Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on the holiest day. Israel retained territories captured in 1967, but did not keep additional land. -
Egypt and Israel Sign a Peace Agreement
Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize Israel. Israael then removed Jewish families from their homes. Israel returned to Egypt all of the Sinai that had been captured. -
The 1982 Lebanon War
Israel troops advanced in expelling the PLO leadership. This drew Israel into the war. -
The First Intifada
Palestinians attacked Israelis with weapons and firearms. Suicide attacks began. Palestinians died. Attacks against Israelis continued. The First Intifada began in 1987 until 1993. -
The Oslo Accords
Lead the creation of Palestinian Authority. Israel withdraw from Gaza Strip. Israelis and Palestinians accuse the other of not fulfilling their obligations. -
Israel and Jordan sign a Peace Treaty
Difficult process for Jordan and Israel to make peace. Trade, business, relations, tourism etc. have increased since the agreement was signed. -
The Camp David Summit
This was the first attempt to a final status agreement between Israel and Palestinians. The goal was two states living side by side in peace, this was not achieved ad fighting conflicts continued. -
The Second Intifada
Palestinians began to riot because the peace process was taking Sharon too long. Misery for both peoples. There is no definitive event marking the end of The Second Intifada. This was going on from September until August 2005. -
Arab Peace Initiative is Proposed
The proposal offered Israel peace in return for Israeli withdrawal from all territories captured in 1967 war. Israeli leaders met with representatives of the Arab League to discuss the proposal. -
Israel Begins Constructing the West Bank Barrier
It would separate citizens from terrorists groups. Both fences have decreased suicide bombs. Other people argue that barrier is temporary and can be removed in the context of true peace. This started until 2002 and was ongoing for 3 years until 2005. -
The Roadmap for Peace is Proposed
Goal of an independent Palestinian state and secure Israel. Basic principles of the Roadmap were reaffirmed at the Annapolis Conference. -
Israel Disengages from Gaza
Sharon wanted to remove Israel from Gaza Strip. This caused rockets being fired by terrorists from Gaza into Israel. -
Hamas Is Elected
Many saw previous government as corrupt. Hamas calls for destruction of Israel and killing of Jews. Western nations declared that sanctions would be lifted once Hamas recognized Israels right to exist. -
The 2006 Lebanon War
Hezbollah attacked Israel crossing the Lebanon-Israel border. Citizens lost lives. Property was damaged. Israel destroyed Lebanon's transportation infrastructure. This started in July but ended on August 14th. -
The Battle of Gaza
Hamas militants attacked Fatah members throughout Gaza. Hamas controls Gaza and the Palestinian Authority controls the West Bank. -
The Gaza War
Israel attacked Hamas, targets in Gaza. Hundreds of militants were killed. Gaza's buildings and economy was damaged. This went from 2008 to 2009. It went from December to January. -
Gaza Flotilla Incident
Israel and Egypt began a blockade of Gaza. Preventing Hamas from smuggling weapons. Israel gained control of the ship. Cargo was inspected. Turkey demanded an apology from Israel. -
The Arab Spring
Arab citizens began to protest against autocratic and oppressive governments. The Arab-Israeli conflict and peace process is not yet clear. Protest are occurring,
