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1948 War
Isreal Declared independence, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, & Iraq attacked Isreal. The outcome was that Israel gained land. Egypt gained the Gaza Strip and Jordan gained the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and Jews became refugees. -
Settlements Construction Begins
The first settlements were intended to act as security outposts and to prevent attacks on major population centers. They were also built on the sites of Jewish villages that had been destroyed by Arab forces during the 1948 War. Settlements were built on land needed for a future Palestinian state. It made the travel for Palestinians in the West Bank more difficult. Settlements is one of the issues that the israel and the Palestinian Authority must negotiate as part of a comprehensive agreement. -
Attrition Battle
lsrael gained land from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. Israel maintained that Jerusalem would remain a unified city, with all religions having access to their holy sites. Arab nations declared their unwillingness to make peace, recognize, or even negotiate with lsrael. The outcome was Egypt began small-scale attacks against lsraeli positions which continued until Anwar Sadat came to power in 1970.PLO attacked lsraeli military personnel and civilians from bases in Jordán, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. -
The October War Or Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria attacked lsrael on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. After Arab’s military successes, the lsraelis managed to push back the attack. The United States convinced lsrael to withdraw from the territories it had entered. Syrian troops were stopped ten miles from the lsraeli town of Tiberias. The heartland of lsrael could have been overrun without the time it took for the invading forces to move through the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and the Sinai. -
The Arab Spring
Arab states and citizens began to protest against autocratic and oppresive governments.Tunisian President left the Country on January 14 and the Egyptian President resigned on Feburary. -
Six day war the 1967
Egypt blocked Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria & Iraq moved troops to Israel's borders and made threatening statements. Israel launched a preemptive strike. The outcome was that Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, the Golden Heights from Syria, and the Gaza Strip and all of the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. More Palestinians and Jews became refugees. Terrorism became more common. -
Egypt and Israel Sign a Peace Agreement
Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize lsrael and to enter into a peace treaty with it. A continuing state of war with lsrael was harming the Egyptian economy and the well-being of his people. lsrael returned to Egypt all of the Sinai that had been captured during the '1967 war and removed Jewish families from the homes they had established there. This agreement became a model for lsrael's "land for peace" policy. -
The 1982 Lebanon War
PLO units in southern Lebanon increasingly attacked communities in northern lsrael. lsrael launched an attack on PLO militants stationed in Lebanon. Struggle drew lsrael into the complicated Lebanese civil war and generated domestic and international opposition to its involvement in Lebanon. Until 2000, it maintained a military presence in a section of southern Lebanon that served as a buffer zone and prevented widespread terrorist incursions into lsrael from the north. -
The First Intifada
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank engaged in an uprising, or intifada, against lsraeli control of these territories. Israelis were attacked with improvised weapons and firearms supplied by the PLO. lsrael used military force to contain the violence. Palestinian lives lost during military countermeasures led some to feel that the lsraeli response was too harsh. Approximately equal number of Palestinians were killed in Palestinian in-fighting. -
Israel and Jordan sign a Peace Treaty
Between Egypt and israel, the United States led a difficult but successful diplomatic process to help Jordan and israel achieve peace. Jordan became the second Arab country to recognize israel, trade, business relations, tourism, cultural exchanges, and scientific cooperation between the two nations that has increased since the agreement was signed. -
The Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords led to the creation of the Palestinian Authority, which had responsibility for administering the territory under its control. The PLO formally recognized lsrael, renounced violence, and publicly expressed acceptance of peaceful coexistence with lsrael. The Oslo Accords were intended to be an interim agreement that would lead to a permanent settlement with lsrael giving up land in return for peace and security. -
The Camp David Summit
lt was the first major attempt to negotiate a comprehensive final status agreement between israel and the Palestinians. Negotiations were carried out in secret. They reported that Barak made major concessions, including withdrawing from the vast majority of the West Bank to create an independent Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem. The goal of the summit, two states living side by side in peace, was not achieved and further conflict ensued. -
The Second Intifada
Many lsraelis claimed that Sharon's visit was a pretext for violence, not its cause. This visit began the Second lntifada, known to Palestinians as the Al-Aqsa intifada, named for the Al-Aqsa Mosque which is on the Temple Mount. lsraelis were terrorized by numerous suicide bombers who targeted and killed hundreds of civilians. The result of the failed peace process has been a prolonged condition of misery for both peoples. Many people suggest late 2004 or early 2005.Others argue it never stopped -
Arab Peace Initiative is Proposed
The proposal offered lsrael peace in return for lsraeli withdrawal from all territories captured in the 1967 War. The proposal is viewed by some as a major breakthrough because previously most Arab nations had ruled out peace, recognition, and even negotiations with lsrael. lsrael has welcomed the proposal, but does not accept all of its demands. ln July 2007, lsraeli leaders met with representatives of the Arab League to discuss the proposal. -
Israel Begins Constructing the West Bank Barrier
The new fence was similar to the security fence that israel built in 1996 which separated the Gaza Strip from israel. The fences have been effective in dramatically reducing the number of suicide bombings in israel. However, the barrier has been criticized for dividing some Palestinians from their land and places of work or study and requiring these individuals to wait to pass through security checkpoints. Some argue that the barrier is temporary and can be removed in the context of true peace. -
The Roadmap For Peace is Proposed
A plan for peace that was proposed by "Quarlet. It invoves recipricol steps with ultimate goals of an independent Palestinan state and a secure Israel . Roap map divided into three phases. Basic principles of the Roadmap were reaffrimed at the Annapolis Conference. The road map that was divided into three phases, never proggressed from the first. -
Israel Disengages from Gaza
Determined that israel should withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Israel and most Israelis in the West Bank demonstrated in support of the israelis who lived in Gaza. They decided to move itself from the territory so that the Palestinians living there could govern themselves. Numbers of rockets fined by terrorists from Gaza into Israel has increased dramatically. -
Hamas is Elected
Hamas won the election and with that, people speculated because many Palestinians saw the preivous government as corrupt. Hamas calls for the destruction and killing of Israel. Many western nations impose sanctions and suspended aid to Palestinians authority. They also declared that thse sanctions wold be lifted once Hamas recgonized Israel's right to exist. -
The 2006 Lebanon War
July 12, 2006 – August 14, 2006 They attacked an Israeli army - killing eighty eight soldiers and kiddnapping two more who were later murdered. There was loss of Civilian lived and property damage when Israel retalicated. There was also damge of transportation infrastructive so that they won't be about to gather supplies or make any developments. -
The Battle of Gaza
Hamas militants attacked Fatah members throughout Gaza. Mahamound dissolved the Hamas government. Hamas controls Gaza and the Palestinians authority controls the West Bank. Western sanctions to the Palestinians authority were lifted after the Hamas government was dissolved. -
The Gaza War
There was an attempt to stop rocket attacks on Southern Israel and to disrupt terroist infrstructive and weapon smuggling. Hundreds of millitants were killed. Since Hamas was based and launched attacks from urban areas, civilian casualities and Gaza's builfings and economy were heavily damged. -
Gaza Flotilla Incident
Blocked of Gaza occured after Hamas seized control from the Palestinians authority. Requirements of all goods were to be inspected before entering Gaza to prevent smuggling weapons. Israel gained control of the ship and directed it to Ashod along with the other 5 ships.Cargos were also inspected and Turkey demanded an apology. A deterioration occured between Israel and Turkey, which had been allies.
