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Egypt take control of Suez Canal
The Suez crisis began when Egyptian president Gamal Abar Nassar nationalizes the British and French owned Suez Canal. -
Palestenian Liberation Organization
An organization founded in 1964 with the purpose of Palestine Liberation through armed struggle. -
Arab-Israeli War
Began as Israel launches an air attack on egypt. A war was then fought between the state of Israel and a military coilation of Arab states. -
Camp David Accords
Egyptian and Israeli leaders meet at camp david with president Carter in 1978 to discuss a treaty in which Egypt would gain full control of the Senai Peninsula. -
Israeli invasion of Lebanon
The treaty in which Egypt leads to a cold peace, but Israel must now focus on the Palestinian refugees living in the West Bank and Gaza strip. -
Oslo Accords
Failed peace talks in Madrid in 1991 provide the framework for talks in Oslo, Norway 1993. Both sides agree to Declaration of Principles, which was signed in Washington on September 13, 1993.