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The Arab-Israeli Conflict

By asiangurl237

  • Balfour Declaration

    Balfour Declaration
    The Balfour Declaration was written by Foreign Secretary, Arthur James Balfour. This letter was written to one of Britain's most notable Jewish citizens and prominent Zionist, Baron Lionel Walter Rothschild. The document expressed Britain's support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

  • The State of Israel

    The State of Israel
    On the day the British Mandate over Palestine expired, Jewish Agency Chairman, David Ben-Gurion, along with the other Jewish People's Council members, gathered together to declare the establishment of the state of Israel. It had been the first establishment of a Jewish state in 2,000 years.

  • The Six Day War

    The Six Day War
    This battle between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Syria, and Transjordan (Jordan) lasted for six days, between June 5th and 10th. This defense against an anticipated Arab attack led to Israel striking first before the neighboring states attacked them. Israel was able to capture several lands surrounding them that was occupied by Egypt and Syria.

  • The Yom Kippur War

    The Yom Kippur War
    In order to win their territory back, Egypt and Syria led a surprise attack against Israel. Israel was not ready for the attack, but with U.S. support, Israeli forces were able to push back Egyptian and Syrian armies. After weeks of fighting, both versing sides agreed to cease-fire.

  • First Intifada

    First Intifada
    Overwhelmed with resentment over Israeli occupation in West Bank and Gaza, a rebellion led by the Palestinian youths broke out. They attacked Israeli troops and the fighting continued until the 1990's. Plans were made to sign a peace agreement in 1998 but extremists on both sides made the division between the Israeli and Palestinian leaders wider.

  • The Second Intifada

    The Second Intifada
    Following the first intifada, the second intifada was the second Palestinian uprising against Israel. This time, however, Palestinian youths were joined by security forces with guns. Suicide bombers were sent into Israel to attack civilians. In 2005, Israeli troops evacuated Israeli settlers in Gaza and turned it over to the Palestinians, but tensions still grew later on when Hamas won control of the Palestinian parliament in 2006.