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1947 United Nations Partition Plan
A committee meeting, United Nations Special Committee on Palestine, or UNSCOP. Establishing 2 different states, Jewish and Arabs, to join the Jerusalem-Bethlehem region. Info from … https://embassies.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pages/1947%20UN%20Partition%20Plan.aspx -
Israel and Palestine Independence war of Nakba
The Israeli Jews would gain 55% of the original Palestinian land. The Arab community rejected the compromise and declared war, thinking all of Palestine was hands-on theirs. In Israel, this 1948 war between the 2 is known as the War of Independence. The 1948 War caused 750,000 Palestinian refugees, or now homeless people, to go back to different Arab countries Info from… https://cmep.org/ufaqs/the-1948-arab-israeli-war-nakba-israeli-war-of-independence-2/ -
Suez Crisis
Israeli army fought Egypt, edging toward the Suez Canal, a waterway that controlled around 60-70% of the oil used by Europe.In July of that same year, the Egyptian president, Gamal Abdel Nasser finalized the canal. The Israelis were accompanied by French and British armies, which threatened their bond with the US, and nearly brought the Soviet Union into the war. In the end, Egypt won the war. Info from… https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/suez-crisis -
PLO
The Palestinian Liberation Organization forms in Cairo. Founder of PLO was Ahmad Shukeiri. Info from… https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/palestineremix/timeline_main.html https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/plo-is-founded -
Six-Day War
Started between Israel and Arab countries. Then the Soviet figured out that Israel was planning military campaign against Syria. As Egypt was preparing, Israel launched a hit against Egypt and Syria. This began the War between Israel and the Egypt, Syria, and Jordan alliance. Info from… https://www.britannica.com/event/Six-Day-War -
Yom Kippur War
Third Israel and Arab war, Arab was trying to regain lost territory. Egyptian and Syrian forces launched an attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the entirety of Jewish year. Info from… https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/yom-kippur-war#section_3 -
Lebanon War
Lebanese Civil War, civil conflict in Lebanon emerge from the worsening of the Lebanese state and the merging of militaries that provided security where the state could not. Info from… https://www.britannica.com/event/Lebanese-Civil-War -
Land Day Rises
Israel confiscates thousands of hectares of land from Palestinian citizens. Mass protests organized in response were brutally put down; now "Land Day" is commentated every year. Info from… https://nationaltoday.com/land-day-march-30/ -
The Madrid Peace Conference
Aim at solving peace between Israel and Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Palestine. The meeting ended without a major breakthrough. Info from… https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/palestineremix/timeline_main.html https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/madrid-conference -
Flare-Up
At least 44 Palestinians died in the worst flare-up since an 11-day conflict in May 2021. Israel began lifting its blockade of the Gaza Strip, allowing the first fuel tanks to enter. Info from… https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/palestineremix/timeline_main.html