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United Nations Partition Plan
On November 29, 1947, the United Nations voted on a partition plan in which the Jewish community in Palestine would be the foundation for Israel. The Jewish accepted it, but the Palestines declined it and immediately started a war. https://www.britannica.com/topic/United-Nations-Resolution-181 -
Six Day War
In 1967, Egypt blocked the Straits of Tiran from shipping to and from Israel, in response to this, Israel fought back with an air strike, granting Israel the victory. With this came land. Israel was now in control of East Jerusalem, Gaza, Golan Heights, Sinai, and all of the West Bank.
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Munich Olympics
At these specific Olympic Games, Eight members of the Palestinian Terrorist group held the Israel team hostage. Two Israelis were murdered and nine of them were taken hostage. The nine that were taken hostage were later killed.
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Camp David Accords
Menachem Begin’s Likud party won an election victory in Israel, this leading to the building of new settlements and economic liberalization. Then, Anwar Sadat visited Jerusalem and began a process that would lead to the start of Israel’s withdrawal from Sinai and the recognition of Israel in the Camp David Accords.
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Invasion of Lebanon
Israel invaded Lebanon to expel the Palestinian Liberal Organization, (PLO) after an assassination attempt on the Israeli ambassador. This lead to a massacre of Palestinians, which then lead to a bunch of protesters.
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Oslo Declaration
Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin took steps toward peace with their countries. They planned Palestinian self-government, and a few other small details. Violence from Palestinian groups who reject the Declaration continues to this day.
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Pullout from Lebanon
Israel withdrew themselves from Lebanon, two months later though, talks between Yasser Arafat and the Prime Minister of Israel broke down over time and cause a second withdrawal from the West Bank.
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Withdrawal from Gaza
Israel withdrew all Jewish settlers and military from Gaza, but maintained control over airspace, coastal waters, and border crossings. When the new prime minister was elected in 2006, this is when rocket attacks from Gaza escalated, which caused Israeli violence. -
Gaza Invasion
In December 2008, Israel launched a month-long full-scale invasion to prevent Hamas from staging further attacks. Between 1,166 and 1,417 Palestinians were killed. Israel only lost 13 men. -
Trump Recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
Former U.S President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, causing further upsets and divides in the Palestinian world. Trump declared himself history’s most pro-Israel U.S President