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The UN Partition Plan- 1947 The Independence War- 1948-49 Arab Refugees 1948 Arab Refugees 1949-1967 Israeli Response to Terror 1951-1966 Camp David, West Bank and Gaza Strip Palestinian Refugees 1989 Intifada 1992 Enclaves for Peace 1993 Security Fence |
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Zionism- Started by European Jews Zionists build colonies in Palestine WWI Britain gained control of Palestine- supported by Arthur J Balfour's proposal for a "national home" for the Jews Britain establishes Jewish homeland- first riots Jews and Arabs commit terrorist attacks In response to Nazism, Jewish immigration increases from 5,000 to 65,000. WWII Jewish refuegees sweep into Palestine- Arab League forms UN voted for separate Arab and Jewish states, the Jewish one to be 55% of the land west of the Jordan River David Ben-Gurion declared Israel a State- Independence War Followed by the creation of the 1949 Armistice Line, or Green Line Sinai War Six-Day War Arafat creates the Palestine Liberation Organizaiton (PLO) Jordan expelled PLO- PLO arrived in Lebanon Black September killed Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympic Games Timeline: Yom Kippur War- started by Egypt and Syria Camp David Accords (Carter, Begin, and Sadat) War in Lebanon- Israel attacked Lebanon Intifada- Palestinian uprisings against Israel Oslo Accords, Arafat, Rabin, and Clinton West Bank town Hebron returned to Palestinian control Security Fence- LANDMARK EVENT Annapolis Peace Conference 2000s current crises |