The ArabIsraeli Conflict 19671988

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The Arab/Israeli Conflict 1967-1988
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Israel 1948-49
Land allotted to Israel by the UN
Land gained by Israel in 1948-49 war
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1949-67
1949-1954 700,000 more Jews arrived
Cold War
USA supported Israel
1949 725,000 Palestinians become refugees
USSR supported the Arab nations
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Refugees
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The Six Days War 1967
Wipe Israel off the map
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The Occupied Territories
The West Bank
The Gaza Strip
410,000 Palestinians flee into Jordan
East Jerusalem
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1973 The Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on
Israel during a Jewish religious festival.
Israel won the war. The Arab nations retaliated
by stopping oil supplies to the West which put up
prices in most European countries.
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1978 - Egypt Made Peace With Israel
Carter - USA
Sadat - Egypt
Begin - Israel
Camp David Agreement
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1981 - Death of Sadat
1979 agreement signed
1981 Sadat assassinated by a Muslim extremist
1982 Last Israeli troops left Sinai
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Jewish Settlements
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Arab Homes
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The Intifada
1988 Yasser Arafat renounced terrorism and
accepted Israel's right to exist