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Independence and War
The day after Israel declared its independence armies from the Arab countries of Egypt Syria Lebanon Transjordan and Iraq invaded Israel launching the first Arab Israel war. -
Israel War of Independence
Between Jewish and Arab militias at the end of the British Mandate of Palestine and turned into a regular war after the declaration of independence of Israel and the intervention of several Arab armies. In its conclusion, a set of agreements were signed between Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, called the 1949 Armistice Agreements, which established the armistice lines between Israel and its neighbor. -
Reprisal Operations
Military operations carried out by the Israel Defense Forces during the 1950s and 1960s. These actions were in response to constant fedayeen incursions during which Arab guerillas infiltrated from Syria, Egypt, and Jordan into Israel to carry out attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers -
Growth of Islamism
Islamic fundamentalism, a movement to reorder government and society according to Islamic laws. -
A Peace Agreement
In 1977, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat made a momentous declaration Egypt wanted peace with Israel.
