Arab-Israeli Wars
War of Independence 1948 – Israel independent Attacked by Arab neighbors Israel wins 700,000 Arabs leave their homes become refugees.
Suez campaign 1956 Israel - vs – Egypt Fight is over the Suez Canal Israel wins
PLO 1964 – PLO (Palestinian Liberation Organization) Led by Yasser Arafat To Arabs PLO = freedom fighters To Israel PLO = terrorist
6 Day War 1967 – Israel – vs – Egypt, Jordan & Syria Israel wins Claims West Bank, Gaza, Golan Heights and ALL of Jerusalem. UN passes Resolution 242 (trade land back for peace)
Settlements Soon after winning new lands from the Arabs, Israel begins to build on it. Whole Jewish communities called settlements – ½ a million Israelis live in them.
Yom Kippur War 1973 – Israel – vs – Egypt & Syria Arabs attack on the holiest day of the Jewish year. Israel wins
Camp David Peace Accord 1979 Israel & Egypt make peace. Deal made with help of USA. Israel gives back territory to Egypt.
Lebanon War 1982 – 2000 – Israel vs Lebanon Israel invades to stop the PLO from launching attacks from Lebanon Lebanon is in the middle of a civil war.
Intifada 1987- 1993 Israel - vs – Palestinians Arabs protest the military occupation of Arab lands. Boycotts, strikes, graffiti and stone throwing.
Oslo Peace Process 1993 Israel & Palestinians try to make peace with one another. 1994 Yasser Arafat, Shimon Perez & Yitzhak Rabin win the Nobel Peace Prize 1995 Palestinians given political control of some of the Arab territories.
Peace Process 1995 Palestinians given political control of some of the Arab territories. 1995 Rabin is assassinated by a Jewish radical and the peace process falls apart.
Al Aqsa Intifada 2000 – Now Israel –vs- Palestinains Fighting between Israelis & Palestinans continues today Over a 1000 Israelis & 5000 Arabs have died in the fighting
The Barrier Wall 2002 – Israel begins to build a wall that separates the Arab West Bank from Israel proper. Arabs are upset that the wall is built to protect settlements they feel were built illegally on their land.
Al Aqsa Intifada 2004 – Arafat dies The PLO’s political wing FATA fights with HAMAS (another group we see as terrorists) over who will control the Arab territories. HAMAS wins in a 2006 election.
July War 2006 Israel –vs- Lebanon Hezbollah a terrorist group in Lebanon kidnaps Israeli soldiers. Israel bombs Lebanon to smithereens.