Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
to the Palestine-Israel
Conflict
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Introduction
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The history of the
Palestine-Israel conflict may
be discussed in four periods
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The British Mandate (1917-48)
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UN RESOLUTION 181 PAVES WAY TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF ISRAEL IN PALESTINE
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Six-Day War
1967
June 5-10
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October 1973 War
(Yom Kippur)
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Peace Talks
and the Intefada
• 1978 Camp David Accords between Israel and
Egypt; Israel turns over Sinai to Egypt in exchange for
recognition of right to exist
• 1987 - the outbreak of the first Palestinian intefada
in December 1987 triggered by death of Palestinian youths
run over by Israeli lorry (military personnel carrier)
• 1988 - Yasser Arafat's condemnation of terrorism
and recognition of the state of Israel in December 1988.
• 1991 October - The Madrid peace conference
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1992 - secret Israeli-Palestinian talks in Oslo, Norway
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However, Israel
wielded full authority
and control by
frequently sealing off
the Palestinian-
governed areas from
the rest of the
Occupied Territories
and from Israel.
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July 2000 – Camp David Summit
called by US President Bill Clinton.
After two weeks of intensive
negotiation with Arafat and Barak, the
talks end without a deal. Barak resigns
shortly after and Ariel Sharon elected
Prime Minister
27 September 2000- Second Intefada
erupts
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