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Israel declaring independence
The founder of Israel was found on May 5, 1948, by David Ben-Gurion. The Jewish People's Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum, and approved the following proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel. -
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Arab/Israel War
In 1948, the Arab–Israeli War was fought between the newly declared State of Israel and a military coalition of Arab states over the control of former British Palestine. The battle was triggered by the Jewish population declaring independence just the day before. -
Suez Crisis
On October 29, 1956, Israeli armed forces pushed into Egypt toward the Suez Canal after Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918-70) nationalized the canal in July of that same year, initiating the Suez Crisis. -
Formation of the PLO
The Palestine Liberation Organization is an organization founded in 1964 with the purpose of the "liberation of Palestine" through armed struggle, with much of its violence aimed at Israeli civilians. -
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Six Day War
The Six-Day War was a brief but bloody conflict fought in June 1967 between Israel and the Arab states of Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. The brief war ended with a U.N.-brokered ceasefire, but it significantly altered the map of the Mideast and gave rise to lingering geopolitical friction. A result of the war was Israeli victory. -
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Yom Kippur War
Yom Kippur War or the Fourth Arab-Israeli War was initiated by Egypt and Syria on October 6, 1973, on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur and during Ramadan, the month of fasting in Islam, and it continued until October 26, 1973. Results of the war are Israeli military victory, Political gains for Egypt and Israel, and the 1978 Camp David Accords. -
Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem beginning on 17 September 1978, following twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. The two framework agreements were signed at the White House and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter. -
Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords and the Arab-Israeli Peace Process. On September 13, 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Negotiator Mahmoud Abbas signed a Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements. -
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Lebanon Wars
The 2006 Lebanon War known in Lebanon as the July War and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War, was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon, Northern Israel, and the Golan Heights. Results of the war was a stalemate.
