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Declaration of a Jewish State
"On the day the British Mandate over Palestine expired - Friday, May 14, 1948 - the Jewish People's Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum to declare the establishment of the State of Israel." -Jewish Virtual Library -
1948 Arab-Israeli War
"The Arab-Israeli War of 1948 broke out when five Arab nations invaded territory in the former Palestinian mandate immediately following the announcement of the independence of the state of Israel on May 14, 1948." -U.S. Department of State -
Six Day War
Amidst growing tensions, Nasser declared the Straits of Tiran closed to Israeli shipping. Israel claimed the closure was an act of war, and launched an air strike operation that officially started the war. -
Anwar Sadat Becomes President of Egypt
Sadat takes power, succeeding Gamel Abdel Nasser. -
Treaty of Friendship
"Treaty of Friendship between Egypt and the Soviet Union is signed." -BBC -
Yom Kippur War
"On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise attack on Israeli forces in the Sinai and the Golan Heights. Israel ultimately repelled the attack and regained lost ground, but only after the United States made the decision to supply the Israeli military. This war ultimately compelled the Nixon administration to step up its efforts to settle the decades old dispute."- Jewish Virtual Library -
Anwar al-Sadat ends the Treaty of Friendship with the Soviet Union
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Jimmy Carter Becomes President
"From the start of his administration, Carter and his Secretary of State, Cyrus Vance, pursued intensive negotiations with Arab and Israeli leaders, hoping to reconvene the Geneva Conference, which had been established in December 1973 to seek an end to the Arab-Israeli dispute."- U.S. Department of State -
Menachem Begin Becomes Prime Minister of Israel
"On May 17, 1977, an Israeli election upset stunned the Carter administration as the moderate Israeli Labor Party lost for the first time in Israel’s history. Menachem Begin, the leader of the conservative Likud Party and the new Israeli Prime Minister, appeared intractable on the issue of exchanging land for peace. " -
Camp David Negotiations
"Carter and Vance met with the Egyptian and Israeli delegations individually over the course of the next twelve days. The talks ranged over a number of issues, including the future of Israeli settlements and airbases in the Sinai Peninsula, but it was Gaza and the West Bank that continued to pose the most difficulty."-U.S. Department of State -
Camp David Accords are signed
"The Camp David talks were substantial and historic: the return of the Sinai to Egypt, the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Egypt, and a framework for guiding the subsequent negotiations on Palestinian self-governance and relationship to Israel." -PBS -
The Signing of the Egypt-Israel Treaty
"Egypt and Israel sign formal treaty, ending a state of war after 30 years"- New York Times -
Anwar Sadat is Assassinated
"President Sadat of Egypt has died after being shot by gunmen who opened fire as he watched an aerial display at a military parade." -New York Times
