By Eric Zacher And AJ Snorf

 After World War II the UN gave land to the Jews  The Jews got their own state on the east cost of the Mediterranean (Palestine).  The land that the Jews were given is neighbored by Arabic countries.

 After World War II the United Nations voted to make Palestine into a Arab and Jewish state.  Neither religion could make claims in Jerusalem.  Every Islamic country voted against it. And Palestinians rejected it.  On may the Jewish nation of Israel was created.

 The first day that Israel claimed itself to be an independent nation six Islamic states invaded.  Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria.  Israel won within a few months of fighting.

 Egypt took Canal from Israelis  Israelis cried help  GB and France come in and stop Egyptians  USA and USSR tell Europeans to get out

 Tensions between Arab and Israel states continue rising  6 Day War  Israel won  Israel lost 800 troops Arabs lost 15,000  Israel gained land

 Arab countries surprise attack Israel  Israelis suffer heavy casualties  Both sides agree on truce  channel/ th-century-battlefields middle-east-sinai-video.htm channel/ th-century-battlefields middle-east-sinai-video.htm

 1964 Palestine Liberation Organization group was formed  Participants varied from Teachers to Guerilla fighters.  Terrorist Organization  Leader of the group was Yasir Arafat

 Anwar Sadat recognized Israel for the first time  Israel had to give up some of its territories for peace settlements  Israeli-Palestinian tensions increase  Israeli uprising (Intifada) started to anger Palestinians.

 Israel gives the Palestinians self rule in the Gaza strip, and West Bank  This did not really work because of the Assassination of Rabin in 1955.

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 Hamas military group tries to replace Israel with an Islamic state.  Israel refuses to recognize the new government  The two sides are still hoping for a peaceful future.

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