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Zionism
The idea the jewish should have their own state -
First Zionist Congress
The congress officially announced Zionism's goal of establishing a legally assured home for the jewish people in the land of israel, -
McMahon Hussein Correspondence
British high commissioner Henry McMahon promised him that britain would grant independence to most arab areas in the Ottoman Empire. -
Balfour Declaration
The British Balfour Declaration promised to create a jewish homeland in the region comprising -
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British Mandate for Palestine
Britain was given the palestine mandate on land comprising modern-day Israel -
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The Holocaust and the world war II
Nazi germany attacked and conquered most of Europe. The nazis persecuted jews this resulted in murder of 6 million jews -
UN partition Plan
Britain announced its plan to pull out of the region -
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1948 War
David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the independence of the new state of israel, Arab armies from Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, syria and iraq attacked the new state -
Establishment of the PLO
In 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organitation was formed with the aim of destroying israel and creating a palestinan state in its place -
Settlement Construction Begins
The israeli government approved the building of settlements in the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, and West Bank -
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Six-Day War
In the days before the war, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq moved their armies to Israels borders -
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Khartoum Resolution/ Attrition Battles/The War of Attrition
Israel gained land from egypt, jordan, and syria.Egypt began small-scale attacks against Israeli positions along the Suez canal which continued until Anwar Sadat came to power in 1970 -
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October War
Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the jewish year -
Camp David Accords
Menachem begin of israel and Anwar al-sadat of Egypt signed agreements in Camp David. The American-Sponsored talks paved the way to the peace treaty signed in 1979 -
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize and enter into a peace treaty with Israel
