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Israel's Independence
The Jewish People's Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum, and approved a proclamation declaring "the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz Israel, to be known as the State of Israel". And at midnight the British Mandate over Palestine was terminated. The next day after receiving a letter from the agent of the new provisional government to President Truman, the United States recognized the provisional government as the authority of the new State of Israel. -
Armistice Agreement
Israel concluded the Armistice Agreements with neighbouring countrieson April 3,1949. Israel gained about 50% more territory than was originally given to it by the UN Partition Plan. But during and after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War about 711,000 Palestinian Arabs became displaced and refugees. 800,000–1,000,000 Jews living in Muslim countries left or were expelled during or after the war. -
Palestinian Liberation Organization
The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) was founded in Cairo by the Arab League with the purpose of the "liberation of Palestine" through armed struggle. Ahmad Shukeiri was its first leader, although the organization was being controlled by the Egyptian government. At first PLO was considered by Israel and the United States as a terrorist organisation until the Madrid conference in 1991. By 1993 the PLO recognised Israel's right to exist in peace and in response Israel officially recogniz -
The Six-Day War
Israel launched a strike on Egyptian Air Force due to the Egyptian naval blockade in the Straits of Tiran and Egyptian military buildup in the Sinai Peninsula, which started the Six-Day War. The war was fought by Israel and the United Arab Republic, which was Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. After 6 days, a ceasefire was declared and Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, and the West Bank. -
Yom Kippur War
Syria and Egypt unleashed a surprise attack on Israeli forces in the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula on the last day of Ramadan. This started Yom Kippur War which lasted from October 6 to October 25, 1973 most of actions during the war took place in the Sinai and the Golan Heights, territories that were occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967 Jordan, Iraq, and some other Arab nations joined in and/or supported the Arab war effor, which was led by Egypt and Syria. -
Camp David Acords
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed the Camp David Accord. In which Israel agreed to withdraw from the Sinai Peninsula in exchange for peace and a framework for future negotiation over the Gaza Strip and West Bank. The second of these framworks led directly to the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. -
Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty
Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty was sighned was signed in Washington, D.C. It was signed by Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, and witnessed by United States president Jimmy Carter. Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize Israel as a country officially. -
Palestinian statehood
Yasser Arafat declares Palestinian statehood in November 1988 in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Many nations, including the Soviet Union and Egypt, respond with recognition of the Palestinian government and Arafat as its leader. However The United States refuses to recognize statehood but does open dialogue with Arafat. -
Declaration of Principles
After the failed peace talks in Madrid provided the framework for talks in Oslo, Norway, in 1993. Both sides agreed to the Declaration of Principles, which was signed in Washington on Sept. 13, 1993. The accords provided the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Both sides formally recognized one another; Arafat agreed to Israel's right to exist, and Israel accepted the Palestinians' right to self-determination. -
Israel–Jordan Treaty of Peace
Jordan's King Hussein and Israel's prime minister Yitzhak Rabin meet at the southern border crossing of Wadi ‘Araba where signed the Israel–Jordan Treaty of Peace. The treaty guaranteed Jordan the restoration of its occupied land, as well as an equitable share of water from the Yarmouk and Jordan rivers. In seek of a firm foundation for a comprehensive and lasting peace, the treaty also outlined areas where negotiations would continue.
