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
August 2005
Palestinians take control of Gaza Strip
Palestinian security guards sit on top of an armored personnel carrier flying a Palestinian flag, in preparation for the Palestinian takeover of the Gaza Strip areas previously controlled by Israel, in Gaza City. Israel began withdrawing from 21 Jewish settlements in the Gaza Strip, along with four more in the northern West Bank, on Aug. 17. (Aug. 14, 2005)
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