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Middle East
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Balfour Declaration
The establishment in Palestine of a national home for the jewish people. -
Arab Opposition
Arab nationalists oppose to Jewish immigration. -
Arab League
The arab league seeks to unify the arab policy on world issues. -
Palestine and the UN
Britian turned control of Palestine to the UN and placed Jerusalem under international control. -
Israeli War for Independence
The arab nations attacked Israel, but were driven back. -
OPEC
OPEC, organization of petroleum exporting countries, groups six non arab and seven arab states. Its purpose is to increase its members oil revenues. -
Arab Israeli War
Six day war, Israelis defeated the arab forces and seized the gaza strip, the sinai peninsula, and all nteritory on the westbank of the jordan rvier. -
Arab Hostility
Arab guerrilla groups raided Israeli settlements and attacked commercial planes. -
Arab Israeli War
Attacking on Yom Kippur, syrians and egyptians gained the initial advantage, but israeli forces slowy reversed the battle. The UN called for a cease fire. -
Arab Oil Embargo
OPEC imcreased oil prices and reduced shipments to most west european nations and Japan. Also toally stopped oil shippments to the US. -
Super Power Involvment
The US resupplied Israel. The Soviet Union assisted the Arabics in the end both super powers sponsered a UN resolutionb that achieved a mid east cease fire. -
Geneva Peace Confrence
Israel, Egypt, and Jordan sent delagates to a UN backed peace confrences in Geneva Switzerland. nThe confrence ended in failue. -
Syrian Intervention
Syria sent fifty thousand troops into lebanon to inforce a cease fire. -
PLO Attacks Israel
PLO commandos attacked the Israel coast and killed 30 civilians. Israel troops occupied southern lebanon for three months. -
Israel 1982 Invasion
Israeli armed forces bombed the lebanese capital and trapped several thousand PLO troops and forced them to evacuate to Tunisia. -
Suicide Bombings
Suicide bombers drove trucks into the United States and french compounds killing 241 marines and 58 french soldiers. -
Israeli Withdrawrl
Israel withdraws both of its forces in Lebanon. -
Palestine as an Independent State
The palestine national council proclaims the formation of an independent state of palestine with its capital in Jerusalem. -
New Constitution
A new constitution designed to increase the power of lebanons muslim majority and end the civil war. -
Shaky Peace
Syrian troops assaulted the presedential palace to remove a chrisitian general.
