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Arab and Israel war
From 1949 to 1956 the armed truce between Israel and the Arabs, enforced in part by the UN forces, was punctuated by raids and reprisals. -
National Water Carrier
they carried water from the tRiver Jordan to the Negev river.Arab poeple got mad cause of the jordan river allocation -
6 day war
In 1967, tensions between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria escalated to a war in the Middle East. -
Egypt's War of Attrition against Israel
War of Attrition, inconclusive war (1969–70) chiefly between Egypt and Israel. The conflict, launched by Egypt, was meant to wear down Israel by means of a long engagement and so provide Egypt with the opportunity to dislodge Israeli forces from the Sinai Peninsula, which Israel had seized from Egypt in the Six-Day (June) War of 1967. -
Israel and Egypt peace treaty
On March 26, 1979, sixteen months after Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's dramatic visit to Jerusalem, Israel and Egypt - long standing enemies - signed a peace treaty on the lawn of the White House in Washington, DC -
Israeli air force raid
Israeli air force raid distorys nuclear reactor at Osirak in Iraq. -
Covert mass airlift of Ethiopia's
Covert mass airlift of Ethiopia's Jews begins. Operation repeated in 1991. -
Israel attacked by Iraqi Scud missiles during Gulf war
war with Israel would not end until all Israeli-held territory was restored to Arab hands. He added that Iraq could launch chemical weapons at Israel from several different sites (Reuters, April 18, 1990). The Iraqi leader also made the alarming disclosure that his commanders had the freedom to launch attacks against Israel without consulting the high command if Israel attacked Iraq. The head of the Iraqi Air Force subsequently said he had orders to strike Israel if the Jewish State launched -
Benjamin Netanyahu becomes prime minister
Netanyahu won the 1996 elections, becoming Israel's youngest ever Prime Minister -
Israel celebrates its 50th anniversary
Israel 50th Anniversary Celebration. Prime Minister Netanyahu and Vice President Gore helped -
Israel and wye river memorandum agreement
Israel and the PLO sign the Wye River Memorandum to facilitate implementation of the Interim Agreemen -
Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon
Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon, although Lebanon disputes status of Shebaa Farms area. -
International Court of Justice issues
International Court of Justice issues advisory opinion that West Bank barrier is illegal. -
Ariel Sharon incapacitated by stroke
Ariel Sharon incapacitated by stroke. He dies in 2014, never having emerged from a coma. Succeeded as prime minister by Ehud Olmert in April -
Israeli and Syrian troops exchange fire
Israeli and Syrian troops exchange fire as Syrian civil war reaches Golan Heights.
