Timeline of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
1973Yom Kippur/Ramadan War (4 th war) - Cause: Egypt & Syria try to regain 1967 land - Outcome: both claim victory; no gains/losses 1978Camp David Accords (peace #1) - Israel & Egypt: (1) Israel returns Sinai (2) Egypt recognizes Israel At the Camp David Accords: - Anwar Sadat (Egypt) - Jimmy Carter (US) - Menachem Begin (Israel)
1982Israel invades Lebanon (5 th war) - Cause: Israel wants to wipe out PLO bases & Hezbollah - Outcome: PLO moves to Tunisia st intifada Palestinians in Nablus throw stones at Israeli soldiers, 1988.
1988Hamas is founded 1993Oslo Accords (peace #2) - Israel & PLO - Declaration of Principles – “land for peace”: (1) PLO recognizes Israel & stops attacks (2) Israel begins O.T. withdrawal & allows Pal. self-rule Yassir Arafat, Pres. of PA Shimon Peres, Israeli FM Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli PM Winners of 1994 Nobel Peace Prize:
1994Palestinian Authority formed (Arafat) nd intifada: Terror Intifada / al-Aqsa intifada - triggered by Ariel Sharon’s visit to the Temple Mount
2002W. Bank fence/wall construction begins 2003Roadmap (peace #3) - Quartet (US, Russia, UN, EU) - “land for peace”
2004Arafat dies Mahmoud Abbas (Fatah) Summer 2006Israel vs. Hezbollah (6 th war) Dec – Jan Gaza War (7 th war) 2009Binyamin Netanyahu elected PM Netanyahu served as PM from and 2009-present. He is a member of the right-wing Likud party.