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1947 United Nations Partition Plan
The United Nations created a plan to divide Palestine into two states.
But the Palestinians didn't agree with this. -
Palestinian Refugee Problem
"The Palestinian refugee problem happened because of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, when five Arab armies came into the State of Israel just hours after it started. During the war, as many as 700,000 Palestinian Arabs left their homes. Many of the Palestinian Arabs left to get away from the ongoing war. Other Palestinians were forced to leave by individuals or groups fighting for Israel. -
The First Arab-Israeli War
The war started when five Arab nations swarmed the Palestinian order and devotees the declaration of Israel. Arabs attacked, but Israel resisted. -
Six-Day War
Six-Day War, also called June War or Third Arab-Israeli War, was a short war that took place June 5–10, 1967. Israel’s win included the capture of the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Old City of Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. This was a big reason for other wars that happened later. -
Sep. 1972 - Palestinian Members of Black September Murder 11 Israeli Athletes at 1972 Munich Olympics
"At 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 5, 1972, in Munich, Germany, Palestinian soldiers armed with automatic rifles broke into rooms of the Israeli team at the Olympic Village, killed two members of the team and took nine others hostage. Twenty-three hours later, the nine hostages had also been murdered. So was a German policeman. So were five of the Palestinian terrorists. -
Cease Fire Agreement Ends Yom Kippur War
A U.S.-Soviet peace talks was made by the UN Council on October 22. Then, Kissinger flew to Tel Aviv, where he told the Israelis that the US would not be mad if the IDF went ahead while he flew back to Washington.
When Kissinger came back he agreed to another ceasefire, but the Israelis still refused to stop. On October 24, Brezhnev sent Nixon a message and the United States responded by putting its nuclear forces on worldwide alert on October 25. By the end of the day, the war ended. -
Camp David Accords
At the White House in Washington, D.C., Egyptian President and Israeli Prime Minister signed the Camp David Accords, making a permanent peace agreement between Egypt and Israel after a long time of war. This happened during 12 days of a lot of hard talks. The final peace agreement was the first between Israel and one of its Arab neighbors–was signed in March 1979. Sadat and Begin were awarded the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. -
May 17, 1983 - Israel and Lebanon Sign Peace Agreement
"On 17 May 1983 Israel and Lebanon signed an agreement that ended the state of war and said the international border between them was not going to be anymore. -
Intifada
The Palestinians rioting against Israeli possession of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. The Palestinians were almost completely unarmed and the fight was marked by images of young men and boys throwing rocks at Israeli troops. A main part that led to the intifada was when Israeli forces killed four young Palestinians at a Gaza checkpoint. -
Oslo Agreement
On September 13, 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Negotiator Mahmoud Abbas signed a peace agreement known as the Oslo Accord, at the White House. Israel said it was okay with the agreement as the leader of the Palestinians, and the PLO got rid of terrorism. Both sides agreed that a Palestinian Authority (PA) would be good. Then, permanent talks on the problems of borders, refugees, and Jerusalem would be held. -
US, Israel Military Aid Deal
The Obama administration helped Israel so that in return they would help each other. Israel got 38 billion dollars over 10 years. So in return Israel would protect the US.
