1. The Invasion Of Lebanon By Mitchell McLaughlin

2. The War Begins June 6 1982 Israel forces invaded Southern Lebanon This was called: “Operation Peace for Galilee” The Israel Defense Forces were directed by Ariel Sharon, Israel’s Defense Minister

3. Israel’s Rational The PLO did around 200 terrorist attacks to Israelis on the border and around the world The Israeli ambassador to England was almost shot and killed by PLO Terrorist in England Soon before the fighting President Reagan encouraged the Israeli President to avoid conflict

4. The Israeli Invasion The main focus was to drive back Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) troops Israel wanted to keep the troops 25 miles away from the Lebanon-Israel border Israelis were helped by Lebanese Christian extremists - Phalangists

5. The Opposing Force The PLO was the main fighting force against Israelis Syrian troops were helping the PLO Lebanese Muslim extremists were also involved against Israel

6. The Neutral Force The Lebanese government stayed neutral during the entire conflict Most of soldiers of the Lebanese army defected to fight on the Palestinian side of this conflict

7. Background Leading Up to the Conflict Many Palestinians refugees were crossing into Southern Lebanon Tensions were already tense and the Philangilist fighters (Christians) were having disputes with increased amount of refugees

8. PLO Statistics 1500 troops 80 tanks 100 to 200 artillery canons Most of the tanks and artillery weapons were immobile and used instead as ‘pill’ boxes

9. Syria Forces Statistics 30,000 troops 600 tanks 19 Surface to Air missiles (SAMS)

10. Israeli Statistics 78,000 troops 1,240 tanks 1,500 armored personnel carriers

11. Neutral Lebanon Army Statistics 10,000 troops (after defections from Lebanon military) Most of this army’s equipment was taken by the defectors

12. Casualties Israel - 368 killed, 2,383 wounded PLO - 1,500 killed (unknown wounded) 8,000 captured Syria - 1,200 killed, 3,000 wounded plus 296 captured

13. Casualties Continued… Lebanon - 17,825 civilians killed and nearly 30,000 wounded Foreigners - 1800 foreigners and mercenaries were captured

14. The Sabra and Shatila Massacres Israeli troops guided the Phalangist into the refugee camp to kill PLO terrorists The terrorist targets were not there

15. The Massacres continued… What the Phalangist fighters did was kill 800 civilians There were only 2 Phalangist casualties After inquiry, Ariel Sharon, Israeli Defense Minister, was found responsible for not stopping attacks

16. Conclusion of War May 17, 1983 The USA assisted Israel in making an accord to leave Lebanon and to begin patrolling the Lebanese border War was considered an Israeli victory over the Palestinians

17. US Interests in Region The US and President Ronald Reagan wanted to keep peace in this region US did not fully agree with Israel’s actions but still wanted to maintain Israel’s allegiance to US

18. VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9OVvm8 iAA4&feature=related

19. Bibliography Mitchell McLaughlin Heller, Peter B. "Middle East and North America." Http://history.salempress.com/. Salem Press. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. http://history.salempress.com/doi/full/10.3331/1980_482?prevSearch=%255BAllField%253A%2B1980%2Bl ebanese%2Bcivil%2Bwar%255D&searchHistoryKey=&queryHash=fdb1c948177e413625a57233b612cb24 >. I used this site to gather general information on my subject Joyce, Anne. "Editor's Note." Http://go.galegroup.com/ps/. General OneFile., Sept. 2002. Web. 14 Sept. 2011.. I used this article for a academic journal source and background knowledge and a primary source "Hezbollah." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopdia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 14 Sept. 2011.. I used this for background information "Arab-Israeli wars." Compton's by Britannica. Encyclopdia Britannica Online School Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2011. Web. 15 Sept. 2011.. I used this for general knowledge on the subject BBC. "BBC ON THIS DAY | 30 | 1982: PLO Leader Forced from Beirut." BBC News - Home. Web. 15 Sept. 2011.. I used this source for info on the PLO and their role in the war

20. Bibliography - Continued Mitchell McLaughlin Quandt, William B. "Battling for Peace: A Memoir." Foreign Affairs 74.5 (1995): 176+. Gale Power Search. Web. 15 Sep. 2011. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CA17385811&v=2.1&u=5250pvhs&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w I used this as a primary source Shaoul, Jean. "Sharon's War Crimes in Lebanon: the Record." World Socialist Web Site. Web. 15 Sept. 2011.. I used it for a quote about the international reaction 1985, January. "Lebanon 1982: The Imbalance Of Political Ends And Military Means." GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security Information. Web. 15 Sept. 2011.. ii used this source to find info about how the fighting happened Bard, Mitchell. "The Lebanon War." Jewish Virtual Library - Homepage. Web. 15 Sept. 2011.. I used this for research on Israeli foreign policy BBC. "BBC NEWS | Middle East | Flashback: Sabra and Shatila Massacres." BBC News - Home. 24 Jan. 2002. Web. 15 Sept. 2011.. i used this source for information regarding prior events to the war