Timeline of Israeli-Palestinian/Arab relations
Key moments in the Israeli-Palestinian/Arab relationship.
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UN recommends partition Nov. 29, 1947
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State of Israel founded May 14, 1948
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Arab-Israeli war begins May 15, 1948
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PLO established May 28, 1964
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Six-Day War June 5, 1967
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Yom Kippur War Oct. 6, 1973
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Israel rescues Entebbe hostages July 4, 1976
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Camp David Accords Sept. 17, 1978
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Anwar Sadat assassinated Oct. 6, 1981
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1982 Lebanon War June 6, 1982
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Oslo Accords signed Sept. 13, 1993
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Yitzhak Rabin assassinated Nov. 4, 1995
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Palestinians take control of Gaza Strip August 2005
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Gaza War Dec. 27, 2008
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Palestinians plan push for UN membership September 2011
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Palestinians bid for statehood at UN Sept. 23, 2011
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Israeli-Palestinian peace talks resume January 2012
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Tour bus bombed July 18, 2012
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Israeli-Gaza airstrikes November 2012
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UN recognizes Palestinian state Nov. 29, 2012
June 6, 1982
1982 Lebanon War
Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon, foreground, rides an armored personnel carrier on a tour of Israeli units advancing to the outskirts of Beirut, Lebanon during the Israeli occupation. Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon scattered the Palestine Liberation Organization, but the subsequent occupation spawned a new Lebanese enemy, Hezbollah. (June 15, 1982)
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