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1948 war
isreal became independant so egypt jordan lebanon syria and iraque attacked them. jerusalem was taken over so hundreds of thousands of jews became refugees. -
settlement construction begining
built on the sites of Jewish villages that had been destroyed by Arab forces.construction was very limited for the first decade that lsrael controlled the territories. People who criticize settlements say that they are built on land needed for a future Palestinian state, protecting settlements is a drain the lsraeli military, and they make travel for Palestinians in the West Bank more difficult, -
six day war
isreal bocked by egypt. then egypt jordan syria and iraq went to isreals borders and made threatining statements. -
attrition battles
lsrael stated it was open to returning other territories in exchange for peace and recognition of its right to exist. sudan did not want to make peace and didnt even want to nagotiate. during this the plo started terrorist attack like plane hijacking and killing people. -
Eovot ancl lsrael Sign a Peace Agreement
Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize lsrael. Egypts president realized a continuing state of war with lsrael was harming the Egyptian economy and its people. lsrael returned to Egypt all of the Sinai that they captured during the war and took out Jewish families from the homes they had made there. -
lsrael and Jordan Siqned a Peace Aqreemen!
the United States led a successful process to help Jordan and lsrael make peace. ln 1994, Jordan became the second Arab country to recognize lsrael. Also trade, business, tourism, cultural exchanges, and scientific cooperation between the two nations have increased since the agreement. -
1982 Lebanon War
ln 1982 the PLO units in southern Lebanon attacked communities in northern lsrael. ln response to the attacks lsrael launched an attack on PLO militants in Lebanon.lsrael withdrew from most of Lebanon in June 1985. -
the first intifada
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank started an uprising agenst isreal. they fought wit weapons provided by the PLO. This is when suicide atacks started The lsraeli army, trained to fight regular armies, was not well prepared to respond to these kinds of attacks so this caused many to die. -
The oslo accords
agreements that began in 1993 when lsrael and the PLO signed a Declaration of Principles. This led to the creation of the Palestinian Authority which was responsible for administering the territory under its control. This left lsrael the right to defend itself and its citizens. The Oslo Accords were also supposed to be an interim agreement that would lead to a permanent settlement with lsrael giving up land for peace. -
The Camp David Summit
lt was the first attempt to make a comprehensive final agreement between lsrael and the Palestinians.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. Arafat didnt feel the offer was enough and refused it. -
the second intifada
GeneralAriel Sharon visited the Jewish Temple this is a site revered by Jews that is also of importance to Muslims. There was widespread frustration at the speed the peace progress was. Many Palestinians claimed that Sharon's visit was provocative and started to riot. This visit began the Second lntifada. The conflict caused great death and suffering on both sides. lsraelis were terrorized by many suicide bombers who killed hundreds of civilians. Theres no event marking the end of the intafada. -
The Arab Peace initiative
prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia proposed a peace initiative that was endorsed by all members of the Arab League. The proposal traded lsrael peace in return for lsraeli withdrawal from territories captured in the 1967 War. most Arab nations ruled out peace, recognition, and negotiations with lsrael. lsrael has welcomed the proposal, but does not accept all of its demands. especially the demand that it is supposed to withdraw to the pre-1967 borders to negotiations. -
lsrael constructs the West Bank Boarder
2OO2,lsrael decided to build a security barrier that would separate its citizens from terrorist groups in the West Bank. the wall had the same design as the one that seperated the gaza strip from isreal. Both fences have been effective in reducing the number of suicide bombings. the wall has been criticized for dividing some Palestinians from their land and places of work or school. -
The Roadmap for Peace
a plan for peace in 2003 made by the United States, Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations lt has reciprocal steps by the lsraelis and Palestinians with the goal of an independent state and a secure lsrael. Progress on the Roadmap was stoped following the Palestinian election of Hamas. -
Isreal disengages from Gaza
Isreal wants to separate from the Palestinian territories and wants to leave from the Gaza strip. any of the isrealians in the Gaza strip got mad because now they will have to move. -
the battle of Gaza
there was great tension and conflict between Hamas and the PLO Fatah since Hamas won the Palestinian election. Hamas was attacking the PLO members in Gaza. Hamas now controls Gaza and the Palestinian Authority controls the West Bank. -
the 2006 Lebanon war
Hezbollah is an organization trying to destroy isreal and is heavily supported by Syria and Lebanon. On july 11 2006 it crossed the Lebanon border into isreal and attacked an army unit. They killed 8 of the soldiers and kidnapped 2 who were later killed. While this was going on they were bombing cities in isreal. Hezbollah used a human shield strategy by putting its fighters in civilian homes. This caused many civilians to be killed and lots of destruction to the homes. -
hamas is elected
Palestinians elected a Hamas member to the Palestinian Authority's legislature over the PLO's Fatah party. Hamas calls for the destruction of lsrael and the killing of Jews. The group has claimed responsibility for hundreds of terrorist attacks. -
The Gaza War
lsrael attacked Hamas targets in Gaza to stop rocket attacks on lsrael and to disrupt terrorist weapons smuggling. This caused many soldiers and civilians to be killed. -
Gaza Flotilla lncident
lsrael and Egypt began a blockade of Gaza. They said all goods are to be inspected before entering Gaza to prevent Hamas from smuggling in weapons.six ships set sail to break the blockade. lsrael informed the ships that they couldnt go into Gaza, but they could stay at the port of Ashdod where their cargo would be inspected goods would be shipped into Gaza. The ships refused. lsraeli commandos boarded the ships. the commandos were attacked with iron bars and knives. -
Arab Sprinq
this is when citizens in Arab states started to protest against autocratic and oppressive governments. protesters traveled all over the Arab world and protested. The Tunisian president left the country on January 14,2011. Then The Egyptian President resigned on February 11. The impact of these events are still unclear.
