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1948 War
Israel declared independence. Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and 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. -
The Six Day War
Egypt blockaded Israel. Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq move 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
Israel game to land from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. They maintained that Jerusalem would remain a unified city. Jordan succeeded in evicting the Palestinian Liberation Organization from the country. (Ended in 1970) -
Settlement Construction Begins
Israel approved The building of settlements in the Sinai, Gaza Strip, and West Bank. Settlement constructions increased, as did the many West Bank settlers accordingly. -
The October War of Yom Kippur
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiday of the Jewish new year. Israel retained the territories that were captured in 1967, but did not keep any additional land. -
Egypt and Israel Sign a Peace Agreement
Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize Israel as a nation and entered into a peace treaty with it. Because this agreement worked out so well, Israel created it’s "Land for Peace" policy using the peaceful treaty as a model. -
The 1982 Lebanon War
Palestinian Liberation Organization units in southern Lebanon began increasingly attacking communities in northern Israel with their advanced troops. Because of this, Israel decided to initiate and maintain a militaristic presence in a section of southern Lebanon to establish dominance. -
The First Intifada
Palestinians in the Gaza strip and the West Bank engaged in an uprising against Israeli citizens. This continued until 1933, when the Oslo accords were signed as a result and a solution. -
The Oslo Accords
The Oslo accords were a set of agreements that began in 1933, when Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization signed declaration of principles. They did this as assurance Both Israelis and Palestinians accuse the other of not fulfilling their obligations, which served its purpose in the end. -
lsrael and Jordan Sign a Peace Treaty
Jordan became the second Arab country to recognize Israel and trade with them. A strong increase in relations occurred between the two nations such as trade, communications, etc. -
The Camp David Summit
The Camp David summit was the first major attempt to negotiate a final status agreement between Israel and the Palestine. The goal of this negotiation was to have the two states living side-by-side in peace. However this goal was not achieved... and further conflict unfortunately ensued. -
The Second Intifada
Palestinians claimed that Sharon's visit was provocative and began a riot. This caused bloodshed and suffering on both sides. Israel's military returned to major population centers in the territories and carried out operations against terrorist targets. Since terrorists operate among the civilian population, Palestinian civilians were also unintentional victims of the intifada. The result of the failed peace process has been a prolonged condition of misery for both peoples. 2002- Ongoing -
Arab Peace Initiative Is Proposed
Proposed a peace initiative that was endorsed by all members of the Arab League. The outcome of this was that Israel rejects the demand that it withdraw to the pre- 1967 borders as a precondition to negotiations. -
Israel Begins Constructing the West Bank Barrier
Israel built a wall separating itself from the West Bank. The outcome of this was that it reduced the number of suicide bombings coming from that area, but left controversy in Palestine as a result. This was from 2002 and was ongoing. -
The Roadmap for Peace Is Proposed
This is a plan for peace that involves reciprocal steps by the Israelis and Palestinians. The outcome of this was that the basic principals of the Roadmap were reaffirmed at the Annapolis Conference. -
Israel Disengages from Gaza
Physical separation of Israel from Palestine territories, Israel should withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Since Israel withdraw from Gaza, this caused the number of rockets fired by terrorists from Gaza into Israel increased greatly. -
Hamas Is Elected
Palestinians elected a majority of Hamas members to the PLO party. The outcome of this was that they declared that these sanctions would be lifted once Hamas recognized Israel's right to exist and accepted agreements. -
The 2006 Lebanon War
Hezbollah is a radical Islamist organization committed to destroying Israel. The outcome of this was that hostilities officially ended with UN Cease Fire Resolution 1701 passed on August 11, 2006. -
The Battle of Gaza
Hamas militants attacked Fatah members throughout Gaza. ln response, the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, dissolved the Hamas government. The outcome of this was Hamas controls Gaza and the Palestinian Authority controls the West Bank. -
The Gaza War
Israel attacked Hamas targets in Gaza in an attempt to terrorism.The outcome of this was that hundreds of militants were killed and there were also much civilian casualties and Gaza's
buildings and economy were heavily damaged. 2008-2009 -
Gaza Flotilla Incident
The Gaza flotilla raid was a military operation by Israel against six civilian ships of the, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, on May 31, 2010 in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea. The outcome of this was many people from Turkey were killed. And Turkey and Israel were allies but ended up becoming enemies. -
The Arab Spring
Arab citizens began to protest against autocratic and oppressive governments. The outcome of this was that a few political leaders have fled or stepped down, otherwise ongoing outcome.
