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The idea the jewish should have their own state
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The congress officially announced Zionism's goal of establishing a legally assured home for the jewish people in the land of israel,
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British high commissioner Henry McMahon promised him that britain would grant independence to most arab areas in the Ottoman Empire.
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The British Balfour Declaration promised to create a jewish homeland in the region comprising
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Britain was given the palestine mandate on land comprising modern-day Israel
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Nazi germany attacked and conquered most of Europe. The nazis persecuted jews this resulted in murder of 6 million jews
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Britain announced its plan to pull out of the region
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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
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In 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organitation was formed with the aim of destroying israel and creating a palestinan state in its place
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The israeli government approved the building of settlements in the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, and West Bank
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In the days before the war, Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq moved their armies to Israels borders
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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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Egypt and Syria attacked Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the jewish year
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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
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Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize and enter into a peace treaty with Israel
