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1948 War
Isreal declares independance as a nation. Subsequently, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq attacked Israel. This war lasted until March 10th, 1949. After the war, Israel gained land, Egypt gained the Gaza Strip, and Jordan gained the West Bank and East Israel. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians and Jews became refugees. "The Israeli War of Independence, 1948." History 12. History 12, n.d. Web. 01 May 2015. -
Settlement Construction Begins
The Israeli government began authorizing the constuction of settlements in the territory they took in the Six Day War. Technically, the construction of settlements in occupied territory is illegal under the Geneva convention but still over 300,000 people have moved into these settlements. Ruhayem, Rami. "Israel Rejects Calls For Settlement Freeze, Approving New Construction." Here Now RSS. 90.9 Wbur, 27 Sept. 2011. Web. 04 May 2015. -
Six Day War or 1967 War
Egypt blockaded Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq moved troops to Israel's borders and made threatening statements. Israel launched a preemptative strike. In result, Israel captured the West Bank and East Jerusalem from Jordan, and the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt. Many Palestinians and Jews became refugees and terrorism increased. "Israel." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 04 May 2015. -
Attrition Battle
Isreal tried to open peace talks but no one wanted to. Egypt attacked Isreal as well as PLO. PLO tryed to over throw Hussein. Jordan succeeds in eviting PLO. PLO moves base of operations ot Monday. These battles ended in August 1970. "The Battle of Guadalcanal". HistoryLearningSite.co.uk. 2014. Web. -
The October War or Yum Kippur War
Egypt and Syria attack Isreal on Yum Kippur. After initial Arab success, Isreal was able to hold off attacks. Many Isrealis saw more importance in the Buffer Zones captured in 1967 and all of the land captured in 1967 was retained. The war ended on October 25. 1967. History .com Staff. Yom Kippur War. Digital image. History.com. A+E Networks, 2009. Web. 4 May 2015. http://www.history.com/topics/yom-kippur-war. -
Egypt and Israel sign a peace agreement
After the United States severely intervened in diplomatic relations between Israel and Egypt, the two Middle Eastern countries finally signed a peace agreement that allowed Egypt to fully recognise Israel as a country. In return, Israel returned the Sinai peninsula to Egypt and withdrew the people that settled there. Daugherty, Bob. "On This Day: Sadat and Begin Sign Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty." On This Day: Sadat and Begin Sign Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. Finding Dulcinea, 26 Mar. 2011. Web. 04 -
The 1982 Lebanon War
PLO units attacked North Israel. Isreal immediately retaliated. Israel expelled the PLO back into Lebanon and eventually out of Lebanon made Israelis more involved in the Lebanese Civil War until 1995. The war ended in May 2000. GPO Staff. The 1982 Lebanon War. Digital image. Ynetnew.com. Ynetnews, 30 Nov. 2008. Web. 5 May 2015. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3631005,00.html. -
The First Intifada
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank vioeltly rebelled against Israel and its occupation of their land until September 13, 1993. The PLO armed and organizes the rebellion and Israel was forced to use military force to contain the rebellion. As a result of this rebellion, maly Palestinian and Israeli lives were lost in the violent fighting and tensions grew to an extreme degree between Israelis and Palestinians.
"Israel: IDF Has Removed 145 Roadblocks." News That Matters. Ivarfjeld, 05 J -
The Oslo Accords
A set of afreements startingin 1993between Isreal and PLO, They signed the Declaration of Principles to try and stop the violence. Palestinian Authority was created. The were called for Israel to withdraw its troops from West Bank and Gaza. Israel and PLO recognized eachother. Israel viewed the PLO as a representative of Palestinian people. GPO Staff. The Oslo Accord. Digital image. Ynetnew.com. Ynetnews, 2 July 2009. Web. 5 May 2015. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3064378,00.html -
Israel and Jordan Sign a Peace Treaty
On this day, representatives from the U.S., Jordan, and Israel met so discuss a peace treaty betweeen the two Middle Eastern Nations. The treaty made Jordan the second Middle Eastern country to recognise Israel as a country and many different connections between the two countries such as trade, business, and tourism were resumed.
"Israel–Jordan Peace Treaty." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 07 May 2015. -
The Camp David Summit
Bill Clinton brought the Israel prime minister and the Palestinian leader together to make peace. Nothing was achieved form this and the fighting continued. The fight ended on July 24, 2000 CNN Library. The Camp David Summit. Digital image. Cnn.com. Cnn, 23 Aug. 2013. Web. 5 May 2015. http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/world/meast/camp-david-accords-fast-facts/. -
The Second Intifada
When Israeli general Ariel Shanon visited the religious site Temple Mount, a site revered by both Jews and Arabs, many Palestinians were angered and saw this act as disrespectful and so many rioted against Israel and thier occupation of Palestine. Many Palestinians suicide bombed Israeli cisites and many people on both sides of the battle were injured or killed, and tensions between the two people got much worse.
"The Al-Aqsa Intifada." Ynet. YNetNews, 19 Mar. 2009. Web. 07 May 2015. -
Arab Peace Initiative is Proposed
During the Beirut summit, the Saudi Arabian King proposed a treaty in which Israel would return land to Palestine and allow it to become an independant state and in return the fighting would stop and Israel would be recognised by a country by all. This was a major breakthrough because for the first time many countries tried to initaite peace and were willing to negotiate with another.
"The Saudi Arabia Peace Initiative." Ynetnews.com. YNetNews, 23 Mar. 2009. Web. 07 May 2015. -
Israel Begins Constructing the West Bank Barrier
Israel started construction on a large fence/wall that separataead the Israeli and West Bank os suicide bombings would stop. Because of the creation of the wall, the amount of suicide bombings has dramatically decreased but some Palestinians became separated from their school or work. This event is still going on. Fowler, Kevin, and Kareem Khadder. Construction of the West Bank Barrier Begins. Digital image. Cnn.com. Cnn, 22 June 2011. Web. 5 May 2015. <http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/06/2 -
Roadmap for Peace is Proposed
Proposed by the United States, Russia, European Union and United Nation. The goal was to seperate Israel from Palestinian states. Only one third of the steps could be completed because of the Hamas election in 2006. Ynetnews. Roadmap for Peace. Digital image. Ynetnews.com. Ynetnews Staff, 31 Mar. 2009. Web. 7 May 2015. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3695298,00.html. -
Israel Disengages from Gaza
This was a plan initiated that made Israel remove its settlements from the Gaza Strip and some settlements from the West Bank area. As a result, many Palestinians were still angry because the plan didn't make the West Bank settlements be destroyed and many Israelis were angered because they didn't want to leave their homes, schools, and workplaces.
"Razing Rafah: Mass Home Demolitions in the Gaza Strip." TheElectronicIntifada.com. The Electric Intifada, 14 Oct. 2004. Web. 07 May 2015. -
Hamas is Elected
Palestinians elected a majority of Hamas members to the Palestinian Authorities legislature over the PLO Fatah. Western nations imposed sanctions and suspended and to the Palestinian Authority. Knell, Yolande. Hamas Is Elected. Digital image. BBC. BBC News, Ramallah, 20 Jan. 2015. Web. 7 May 2015. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30883917. -
The 2006 Lebanon War
The radical Islamist organization from Lebanon called Hezbollah attacked Israel by attacking an Israeli military unit killing 8 men and kidnapping 2 more. At the same time, they fired rockets into Israeli towns and cities. Israel retaliated by firing rockets at suspected Hezbollah targets and launching a ground offensive. The war ended on August 11 of the same year.
Ames, Justin. "Tyre (Sour), Lebanon." The Velvet Rocket. The Velvet Rocket Magazine, 30 Jan. 2012. Web. 07 May 2015. -
The Gaza War
This war was an Israeli military offensive to stop airstikes from coming into Israel and cut off arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip. This attack resulted in over a thousand casualties but succeded in greatly numbering the amount of airstrikes coming into Israel from Gaza.
"Israeli Official: The Upcoming War on Gaza Will Be Greater." PalestineNewsNetwork.com. PNN, 1 Oct. 2015. Web. 07 May 2015. -
Gaza Flotilla Incident
Israel and Egypt inspected goods before they went into Gaza. They prevented smuggled weapons from getting to the Hamas. Six ships did not listen to the Israelis and Egyptians. Commandos borded the ships directing them to Ashdad. The Israeli-Turkish alliance was broken. BBC Staff. Gaza Flotilla Incident. Digital image. BBC. BBC News, 6 Nov. 2014. Web. 7 May 2015. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29934002. -
The Arab Spring
Arab citizens began to protest against autocrate and oppressive governments. The protests spread from Tunsia to the Arab world. Lister, Tim. The Arab Spring. Digital image. CNN. CNN News, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 7 May 2015. http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/28/opinion/analysis-libya-islam/. -
The 2006 Lebanon War
Hezbollah is a radical Inslamist organization committed to destroying Israel. July 12 is when the Hezbollah crossed the Israel border. 8 soldiers were killed, 2 were kidnapped and later murdered. Israel immediately fired airstrikes on Hezbollah military. Ynetnews. The 2006 Lebanon War. Digital image. Ynetnews.com. Ynetnews Staff, 23 Dec. 2007. Web. 7 May 2015. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3284170,00.html.
