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first zioinist congress
theodor herzl officially announced zioism's goal of estabilishing a
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mcmahon hussein correspondence
sharif hussein world war 1 british high commissioner henry mcmahon promised britain would grant independence -
balfour declaration
british balfour declatation promised to create a jewish homeland 'his majesty goverment established in palestine of a national home for jewish people' -
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british mandate for palestine
The League of Nations dived ottoman lamds between british and the french after world war 1 comprising mpdern day isreal the weat bank gaza strip -
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the holocaust and world war 11
nazl germany attacked and conquered most of europe the nazis
persecuted jews eventually carrying out a holocaust million jews -
Oslo Accords
Along with the DOP, Israel and the PLO exchanged Letters of Mutual Recognition. For the first time, the PLO formally recognized Israel, renounced violence, and publicly expressed acceptance of peaceful coexistence with Israel. -
Israel-Jordan Peace Treaty
1979 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, the United States led a difficult but successful diplomatic process to help Jordan and Israel achieve peace. In 1994, Jordan became the second Arab country to recognize Israel. Trade, business relations, tourism, cultural exchanges -
un partition plan
1947, amidst growing tensions between arabs jews britian and british announced its plan to pull out of the region and turned questions of soverigty in the united states -
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1948 war
david ben gurion proclaimed independence of the new state of israel on may 14 1948 israel first prime minister -
establishment of the plo
in 1964 palestine liberation organizer (plo) was formed with aim of destroing isreal and creating a palestinian -
six day war \ 1967 arab-israeli
egypt jordan syria and lraq moved their egypt the international water way -
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khartoum resolution\ attrition battles\ the war of attrition
1967 war israel gained land from egypt syria while israel maintained that jerusalem would remain a unified city -
Settlement Construction Begins
Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, and West Bank. The term settlements refers to Israeli communities built on land that was captured in the 1967 War. The first settlements were intended to act as security outposts and to prevent attacks -
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khartoum resolution
During the 1967 War, Israel gained land from Egypt, Jordan, and Syria. While Israel maintained that Jerusalem would remain a unified city, with all religions having access to their holy sites, it stated that it was open to returning other territories in exchange for peace and recognition of its right to exist. -
October War / Yom Kippur War
For many Israelis, the 1973 war reinforced the strategic importance of the buffer zones gained in 1967. Syrian troops were stopped ten miles from the Israeli town of Tiberias -
Camp David Accords
Israel and Anwar al-Sadat of Egypt signed agreements in Camp David. The American-sponsored talks paved the way to the peace treaty signed in 1979 -
Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
Arab country to recognize and enter into a peace treaty with Israel. Egypt’s President, Anwar Sadat realized that a continuing state of war with Israel was harming the Egyptian -
Lebanon War / First Lebanon War
Lebanon increasingly attacked communities in northern Israel. In response, Israel launched an attack on PLO militants stationed in Lebanon. This conflict is known as the 1982 Lebanon War -
settlement construction begins