1. By Eric Zacher And AJ Snorf

2.  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.

3.  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 14 1948 the Jewish nation of Israel was created.

4.  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.

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

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

7.  Arab countries surprise attack Israel  Israelis suffer heavy casualties  Both sides agree on truce  http://videos.howstuffworks.com/military- channel/7182-20th-century-battlefields-1973- middle-east-sinai-video.htm http://videos.howstuffworks.com/military- channel/7182-20th-century-battlefields-1973- middle-east-sinai-video.htm

8.  1964 Palestine Liberation Organization group was formed  Participants varied from Teachers to Guerilla fighters.  Terrorist Organization  Leader of the group was Yasir Arafat

9.  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.

10.  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.

11.  Protestors began the second Intifada  Palestinian Military steps in  http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+ second+intifada&view=detail&mid=36BD9C29 E395141551ED36BD9C29E395141551ED&first= 0 http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+ second+intifada&view=detail&mid=36BD9C29 E395141551ED36BD9C29E395141551ED&first= 0

12.  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.

13.  Google images  http://www.ehow.com/about_5448872_arab- israeli-conflict.html’ http://www.ehow.com/about_5448872_arab- israeli-conflict.html  http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insi destoryamericas/2012/05/201251593733577549.html http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insi destoryamericas/2012/05/201251593733577549.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Accords http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oslo_Accords  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_Sadat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anwar_Sadat  http://brucesmideastsoundbites.blogspot.com /2011/07/yasir-arafat-school-of-public.html

14.  http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~theed/Cold_War /d_Brezhnev_Era/e_Nixon_73_74/dd_YomKi ppurWar.html http://phobos.ramapo.edu/~theed/Cold_War /d_Brezhnev_Era/e_Nixon_73_74/dd_YomKi ppurWar.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War  http://www.familyholiday.net/the-suez- canal-the-highway-to-india http://www.familyholiday.net/the-suez- canal-the-highway-to-india  http://www.ehow.com/about_5448872_arab- israeli-conflict.html http://www.ehow.com/about_5448872_arab- israeli-conflict.html  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Isr ael.svg

15.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Palesti ne