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UN Plan to Partition Palestine
The United Nations (UN) proposed a plan to divide Palestine into individual Jewish and Arab states. The Jews agreed to the plan, but the Arabs disapproved. -
Israel Declares Independence
David Ben-Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel, declared independence in 1948. -
Arab/Israeli War
The Arab/Israeli War was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states over control of Palestine. -
Suez Crisis
The Egyptian President Nasser nationalized the Suez canal, which was previously controlled by the Suez Canal Company, which was owned by French and British interests. -
Formation of the PLO
The PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) was made up of several Palestinian countries with the goal of taking Palestine back from the Israelis. -
The Six Day War
The Six Day War changed the face of Middle Eastern conflict, allowing Israel to almost double the land it controlled. It displaced around 500,000 more Palestinians from their homes. -
Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria invaded Israel during Yom Kippur, a holy Jewish holiday. -
Lebanon War
The 1982 Lebanon War was an invasion began by Israel in hopes of forcing the Palestinian Liberation Organization (the PLO) out of Lebanon. -
Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords are a set of agreements between the government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
