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United Nations Plan to Partition Palestine
The United Nations announced a plan to divide Palestine into an Arab and Jewish state, Jews agreed, but Arabs vowed to do anything needed to prevent the U.N. plan from being carried out. -
Arab/Israeli War
on May 14, 1948. That night, a combined Arab force of Egyptians, Iraqis, Jordanians, Syrians, Lebanese, Saudi, and Yemeni troops attacked. The Arab-Israeli War or Israeli War for Independence lasted for 8 months, during which time the Jews not only defended their land, but expanded the territory to include most of the lands the Palestinians had been offered and rejected. -
Israeli Declaration of Independence
The Israeli Declaration of Independence, formally the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 by David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist -
Suez Crisis
Although Israel became a member of the United Nations, many Arab countries refused to recognize its existence. Skirmishes resulted, including the Suez War of 1956 between Israel and Egypt. -
Formation of PLO
In 1964, the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO)
was formed. The PLO was made up of several Palestinian political groups in different countries. Their goal was to take Palestine back from the Israelis. -
Six Day War
The Six Day War of 1967 was a sweeping victory for the Israelis. They overran the enemies, gaining control of the Sinai Peninsula and the City of Jerusalem, which is sacred to both Muslims and Jews. -
Yom Kippur War
was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973, by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt October 26, 1973, by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria October 26, 1973, by a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel. -
Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords are a set of agreements between the Government of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO): the Oslo I Accord, signed in Washington, D.C., in 1993; and the Oslo II Accord, signed in Taba, Egypt, in 1995. -
Lebanon War
he 2006 Lebanon War, also called the 2006 Israel–Hezbollah War and 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.
