Israel-Palestine Conflict 1947-2006

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Israel-Palestine Conflict1947-2006
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Zionism Idea of Jewish homeland in Palestine
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1948 Creation of Israelby U.S. Britain and
France
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Ben Gurion

• Prime Minister 1948-1963
• Helped to win Sinai Peninsula 1956
• Solidified British-Israeli relationship

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• 1948-1967 Series of attacks on Israel from
  neighboring countries
• Palestinians forced out, many Jews move into
  Israel
• 1967 Jordon, Egypt Syria fight against Israel
• After 6 days, Israel captures West Bank
  (Jerusalem), Gaza Strip, Sinai Peninsula

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Refugees

• 4.2 mill refugees in West Bank, Gaza, Jordon,
  Syria and Lebanon
• Israeli-Palestinian accords fate of refugees to
  be determined

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1967-1993

• Israeli govt began building Jewish settlements on
  newly occupied land
• UN Declared settlement illegal ignored by
  Israel
• 1973 Yom Kippur War Israel vs. Syria Egypt
• 1987 Intifada uprising broke out over Israeli
  occupation
• Rock throwing, shootings, stabbings
• 1993 Israel agreed to est. limited Palestinian
  self rule in parts of West Bank and Gaza Strip
• PLA (Arafat) set up to run new autonomous area

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2000-Present

• 2000 Second Intifada Israel re-occupied cities
  in West Bank
• Israel clamped down on movement into Gaza Strip,
  stopped thousands of Palestinians from working in
  Israel
• 2003 Israel Palestine agree to U.S. led road
  to peace
• 2003 Outbreak of violence peace stalled
• 2006 Hamas wins parliamentary elections
  declares aim to destroy Israel

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Gaza Strip

• Under Israeli Control 1967-2005
• Israel troops pulled out of region 2005
• Coastline and airspace still controlled by Israel
• Border into Gaza frequently shut off
• Israel claims to relax policies once militant
  attacks end

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West Bank Wall

• West Bank 10 x s size of Gaza
• 370 mi wall to protect Israelis from suicide
  bombers
• Prob Wall encloses some of most valuable and
  farmable lands

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2005 Peace?Ariel Sharon Mahmoud Abbas