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Start of the Intifada
The Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, beginning in 1987. -
Jewish Legion
a zionist group called the Jewish Legion helped Great Britain conquer Palestine. -
Arab Revolt begins
The people revolted against the mandetory power Britian had placed in Israel. -
Initiation of Arab League Boycott
Protesting the Jewish community of Palestine. -
Jewish State
Britain surrendered control of the area to the Jewish and Arab inhabitants -
Declaration of the State of Israel
Established the Jewsish state of Palestine -
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Outbreak of War of Independence
It was over the land and who wold be able to have it -
Israel gained membership in the United Nations
reaty gave Egypt the Gaza Strip, and gave Jordan West Bank and East Jerusalem. -
Israel cut off from trade
Egypt closed the Suez Canal, cutting Israel off from trade -
PLO
Creation of the Palestine Liberation Organization -
Hebron
Establishment of Jewish settlement in Hebron -
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Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria opened a coordinated surprise attack against Israel. The equivalent of the total forces of NATO in Europe were mobilized on Israel's borders. -
Israel recognized as a nation
Egypt and Isreal signed a treaty in which Israel was recognized as a nation, the first time an arabic nation had done this, and Israel returned Sinai to Egypt. -
Peace Treaty
Egypt-Israel peace treaty signed -
start of Lebanon War
Began on 6 June 1982, when the Israel Defense Forces invaded southern Lebanon. The Government of Israel launched the military operation after the Abu Nidal Organization's assassination attempt against Israel's ambassador to the United Kingdom -
Madrid Peace Conference
A conference in Madrid, on Oct. 30, 1991, that initiated a phase of the Middle East peace process. -
Israel and Vatican sign “Fundamental Agreement”
It deals with the property rights and tax exemptions of the Roman Catholic Church within Israeli territory -
“Second Intifada” begins
uprising by Palestinian Arabs; widespread Palestinian violence -
Operation Defensive Shield
large-scale military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces in 2002, during the Second Intifada.The operation was an attempt by the Israeli army to stop the increasing deaths from terrorist attacks, especially in suicide bombings -
Second Lebanon War
Hezbollah sparks the second Lebanon War when they cross the border into Israel and attack an Israeli military patrol, killing eight soldiers and kidnapping two others -
Benjamin Netanyahu
Sworn in as Israel's prime minister -
2012 Kadima leadership election
Shaul Mofaz defeats Tzipi Livni in the election for the leadership of the Kadima party. -
Elections
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached an agreement with the Head of Opposition Shaul Mofaz for Kadima to join the current government, thus canceling the early election supposed to be held in September.
