By Emily Vanderbilt, Alyssa Bortfeldt, and Jonah McGrath  Israel Creation  Persian Gulf War  Invasion of Iraq

 Israeli Timeline  May 14,1948 – Israel becomes an independent state  – Israeli war of Independence  1967 – Six-Day-War when Israel gained much foreign territory  1978 – Camp David Accords  1993 – Oslo Accords, which fell apart in 1999 Persian Gulf War  August 2, 1990 – Iraq invades Kuwait  December 13, Saddam Hussein captured  December 30, 2003 – Saddam Hussein was hung US invasion of Iraq  March 17, 2003 – US gave warning to Saddam Hussein and his sons  March 20, 2003 – President Bush declared War  April 9, 2003 – Iraq’s military collapsed  2 months later – President Bush pronounced mission accomplished Timeline

 Arab-Israeli Conflict  Israel  Egypt  Lebanon Persian Gulf War  Iraq  Kuwait  Saudi Arabia US invasion of Iraq  Iraq Areas of Conflict

  Jewish Israelis – homeland before diaspora  Native Palestinians – has settled land since diaspora  Conflicts rose – violence and massacres  Two-State solution proposed – Palestinians rejected  Instead, UN created independent Jewish State Cultural and religious tension Israel vs. Palestine

 Political Tension Israel vs Neighboring Countries  After Independence, six countries attacked (WOAI)  Various, on and off wars since 1948  Israel took over neighboring lands  Attempts at peace – Camp David, and other various armistices

  Modern Gaza fights for independence  Heavy violence on both sides of conflict  Palestinians demand self-rule  Radical section of PLO called Hamas is supporting Gaza  Possible solution – Two State Solution Social Tension Israel vs. Palestine Modern Israel

  Britain originally controlled Palestine  US and UN partitioned and support Israel  United States supplies Israel with supplies  Camp David Accords completed  Oslo Accords occurred – attempts at peace Western Influence

  Founded in 1964  Had bases in neighboring countries  Lead gruiella attacks, even during peace  Started first Lebanon War  Since recognized Israel’s right to exist  Radical section still wants Israel’s destruction  Oslo Accords tried to have peace Political Tension Israel vs. PLO

 Iraq

  Baath Party,meaning rebirth or renaissance in Arabic (WAOI)  “Iraq without me is nothing”  President of Iraq (July 16, 1979 – April 9, 2003) Saddam Hussein

  Australia, Denmark, Poland  along with other nations that supported the United States  Some of the United States' traditional allies including  Canada, France and Germany refused to participate  Saying that there is no evidence that says Iraq has WMD  Supported: Britain, Australia, Denmark, and Poland  Against: Canada, France, and Germany  Worldwide opposition to the invasion was protested Global Tension

  Iraq was accused of continuing their programs for weapons of mass destruction  Also claimed link between Iraq and al-Queada  United States and Britain's military assembled in Kuwait  March 17 th, 2003 a warning was given  March 20 th, 2003 President Bush declared war  President Bush couldn't gain UN authorization to invade Iraq United States Invasion of Iraq

  Shock and Awe – an intense bombing raid accompanied by a ground invasion  On March 20 th Coalition forces attacked using “Shock and awe” attack  Within 3 weeks Iraq's military collapsed  Failed to find any signs of weapons of mass destruction  Reports demonstrated there was never a link between Saddam Hussein and al-Qeada After March 20 th 2003

  This shows the United States has gotten stuck in a problem they saw as an easy fix.

  After overthrowing Hussein coalition's goal has been to stabilize the country and establish a democratic government  Two months after the invasion President Bush announced “Mission accomplished” speech After

  Kurds--- an ethnic group that originated in Kurdistan (around the borders of Iraq, Turkey, Iran and Syria. Most Kurds are Sunni but they can be any religion  A Sunni militant group pledged its allegiance to al-Quaeda in Iraq and claimed responsibility for bombings,suicide attacks, kidnappings and televised beheadings. One of their missions was to encourage the fighting between Sunnis and Shi'a  Muslims are divided into Sunnis and Shi'a  Lots of tension between the groups based on past conflicts  When Hussein was overthrown conflict broke out  Another group the Kurds wanted their own nation Religious Tension

 A Sunni militant group pledged its allegiance to al-Quaeda in Iraq and claimed responsibility for bombings,suicide attacks, kidnappings and televised beheadings. One of their missions was to encourage the fighting between Sunnis and Shi'a  There was little indication of an al-Qaeda but by 2004 terrorist groups started to move into Iraq Tension from Terrorist Groups

  It was argued that Bush administration had long wanted to invade Iraq  Some claimed that the war was illegitimate and perhaps illegal under international law  Supporters argued that Hussein had to be overthrown  Majority of Americans felt that it was a mistake and the administration had handled the war badly Political Tension

  January 30 th, 2005 elections were held for a new constitution  December 15 th, 2005 a 275-member parlimant was called (serve for four years)  2009 the parliament was expanded to 325 to include all religious groups  Violent elections  Voters defied death threats to vote  Many turned out for votes Political Tension in Iraq

  Iraq invades Kuwait over oil disputes  Saddam Hussein needed money for military  Planned to take over all Arab states Iraq Invasion of Kuwait

  President Bush moved troops into Saudi Arabia  Overcompensated with military force  U.S. fears Saddam Hussein’s control over worlds oil  Operation Desert Shield/Storm U.S. Occupies Saudi Arabia

  When Iraq realized they were going to lose control of the Kuwait oil fields, they dumped tons of oil into the gulf and set many oil wells on fire causing incredible amounts of environment WAOI Fact