1. Israel-Palestine Dispute
Post 1948
Israel-Palestine Dispute

2. 4 Years in 25 Years War of 1948 The War of 1956 The War of 1967
The Yom Kippur War of 1973

3. War of 1948 May 14 1948: Israel claims independence
May Syria, Trans-Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt invade Israel
Ends in December with Arabs defeated
1949- Israel given sovereignty over km bordering Mediterranean
Trans-Jordan kept land west of Jordan River (including East Jerusalem)
Egypt took control of Gaza strip
Palestine ceased to exist

4. The War of 1956
Israeli forces invade Egypt with support from Britain and France
Reason- Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal
UN intervened, emergency force placed in Suez
Israel withdraws forces
Made no territorial gains
BUT destroyed Egyptian arms supremacyYouTube - Suez 1956 : Story of struggling against colonialism - p(1/2)
Led to a Six Day War in 1967

6. Six Day War of 1967
Guerrilla forces of Palestine (Al-Fatah) carry out raids in Israel from Jordan and Syria
Israel retaliates (attacked bases in Jordan)
Syria used artillery fire on Israeli farmers
Israelis respond- air attack on Syrian positions
UN leaves Suez and Nasser denies Israel use of canal

7. Six Day War of 1967 continued
Troops in Arab world (Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait) mobilized
Planned attack for Israel
Israel attacks first
Israelis destroy Egyptian air force
War ends in 6 days
Israel controls Sinai desert and pushed Egypt past Suez Canal
Israel captures ALL of Jerusalem, pushed Jordanians past Jordan River, took Golan Heights from Syrians- increased land mass by 400%

8. Yom Kippur War of 1973
Egypt and Syria attack on religious Jewish Holy Day
Took Israelis by surprise
Israelis regroup after several days, and defeat their attackers
Soviets and US work for a cease fire and war ends in 17 days

9. More 1979- Egypt-Israeli Peace Treaty
1982- Israelis give Sinai peninsula back to Egypt
Israel gives up:
7000 Israeli homes
The Alma oil fields
Strategic defence locations

10. Maps
Maps of Israel-Palestine

11. Hamas 1987 Palestinian-Islamic Paramilitary force
Considered a “Terrorist Organization” by Western forces
Controls Gaza
Began suicide bombing in April 1993
Stopped suicide bombing in 2006

12. Oslo Accords
August 1993
Recognized Palestinian Territory of West Bank and Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister: Rafin
PLO representative: Arafat
PLO: Palestinian Liberation Organization
Created in 1964
“Sole legitimate representative of Palestinian people” by UN in 1993

13. Totally Random Slide
Most of today’s conflict in the Middle East is the result of this conflict
Still no Palestine
Iran in search of Nuclear “Power”
Terrorism / Pursuers of Freedom
ONE of the reasons why US is disliked internationally (supports Israel)
Suicide bombers, checkpoints
Some Palestinians living in Israel

14. What’s going on today? Last year in December
Death Toll Rises in Gaza - Video Library - The New York Times
Fighting Continues in Gaza - Video Library - The New York Times
In Israel, Gaza War Is Seen as Just - Video Library - The New York Times

15. Netanyahu Talks About Abbas Meeting - Video Library - The New York Times
G20 Summit and Iran