Conflict in israel

Conflict in Israel

By ConnorNC96

  • Establishment of Israel

    Establishment of Israel
    In May of 1948, after heavy tensions and civil wars within the nation of Israel, president Harry S. Truman recognized the nation as the homeland for the Jewish people. Since the creation, many Middle Eastern countries refused to recognize Israel. Many militant groups have been funded for terroist attacks against Israelies.

  • The Six-Day War

    The Six-Day War
    This war lasted from June 5th to 10thof 1967, Israel launching an attack on Egypt before Arabs could launch an attack. Israel landed air strikes that destroyed most of Egypt, Jordan and Syrian airplanes on the ground. As a result, Israel took control of the Golan Heights, Sinai Penninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank and East Jerusalem.

  • Yom Kippur War

    Yom Kippur War
    Egypt and Syria launched a suprise attack on Israel that lasted from October 6 to the 25th of the same month (war named after the Jewish holiday). During the War, Arab members of OPEC refused to sell oil to nations that supported Israel, like the United States; the price of oil soared sky high. With U.S. help, Israeli forces were able to push Egypt and Syrian forces, eventually leading to a ceasefire on the 25th of October.

  • Camp David Accords

    Camp David Accords
    Egypt president Anwar Sadat, Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and U.S. president Jimmy Carter at Camp David signed peace agreement that would end hostility between Egypt and Israel. Although signed, Islamic fumdamentalists group assasinated Anwar Sadat during a victory parade in 1981. Tensions were not resolved and still exist today after the the treaty was signed.

  • Oslo Accords

    Oslo Accords
    In 1993, PLO leader Yasser Arafat and Israel prime minister Yitzhak Rabin signed a peace agreement in Washington D.C. to end violence within Israel. Extremists on both sides prevented the treaaty to be fully completed in 1998. Prime minster Rabin was assasinated by a religious fanatic terroist group in 1995 and relations between Palestinian leadership and Israel were strained.