Israeli War of Israeli War of IndependenceIndependence Also known as Also known as 1948 Arab-Israeli War On November 29, 1947 violence broke out between On November 29, 1947 violence broke out between

Arabs and IsraelisArabs and Israelis On January 9, 1948 Arabs attacked Jewish communities On January 9, 1948 Arabs attacked Jewish communities November 29, 1947- April 1948 Palestine took offense November 29, 1947- April 1948 Palestine took offense

with help of neighboring countries.with help of neighboring countries. May 14, 1948 Syria invaded Palestine; Israel declared May 14, 1948 Syria invaded Palestine; Israel declared

independenceindependence May 15 Arab armies invaded the new Jewish stateMay 15 Arab armies invaded the new Jewish state Fighting officially ended on January 1949Fighting officially ended on January 1949 Arab countries signed agreements with Israel in 1949Arab countries signed agreements with Israel in 1949 On January 7, 1949, Israeli planes shot down four On January 7, 1949, Israeli planes shot down four

British aircraftBritish aircraft About 6,373 Israelis were killed in the war.About 6,373 Israelis were killed in the war.

The Six Days War : The Countries Involved

•Fought between Israel and Egypt, Syria & Jordan

•May 1967 Egypt expelled the U.N.E.I. (United Nations Emergency Force)

•Israel deployed 268,000 troops for the war and had over 450 operational combat aircraft.

•Jordan, Syria, and Egypt deployed combined total of 230,000 troops.

•Jordan had 55,000 troops and 270 tanks, 200 artillery pieces were deployed in the West Bank.

•Syria had 75,000 troops and 1,000 artillery pieces and 700 tanks.

•Egypt had over 100,000 troops.

Six-Day War: People Involved

• Nov.12,1966-Samu Incident occurs which is one of the factors leading up to the third Arab-Israeli war. (Six Day War)

• "If Israel embarks on an aggression against Syria or Egypt, the battle against Israel will be a general one…” (Nasser-May 12th)

• Yitzhak Rabin and Moshe Dayan develop a plan to stop the Egyptian closing of the Straits of Tiran.

• Jun. 19, 1967 the National Unity Government voted unanimously to return the Sinai to Egypt and the Golan Heights to Syria for peace arrangements.

• May 19th – UNEF commander given order to withdraw from Gaza Strip

PLO FormedPLO Formed

• June 26,1964• 18 members• Elected by PNC• Founded by Egypt & the Arab Leagues.• Initially controlled by Egypt• In 2003 Mohammed Abbas & Prime Minister agreed

for peace treaty in the Middle East • Agreed for Peace treaty in Middle East “The Road

Map• 1 step includes making a Palestine state for

Palestinian refugees.

11stst and 2 and 2ndnd Intifada Intifada

• Over West Bank & Gaza Strip

• 1987-1991• Between Israel + United

National leadership of the uprising

Commanders Yitzhah Shamir and Yasser Arafat

160 dead Israelis and 1,162 dead Palestinians

• Sept 2000(2nd)• Between Palestine and

Israel.• 2nd Intifada never officially

ended.

The Beginning By: Logan Genet, Danielle Brice, & Evan Talmadge

• 1948, The Palestinians left because of Israeli War of Independence

• UN voted to partition Palestinians and Jewish and Arab states in 1947 (The Palestinian Arabs opposed).

• Since Dec.1947 the Palestinians began leaving because of Jewish oppression

• Arab Palestinian Refugees left because the Arab radio broadcast and Arab leaders told them to leave.

• Were threatened by Arab armies and promised quick and easy return.

• Jewish actions from the start of the conflict encourage the flight of Palestinians.

• 1950’s- 500,000 to 1 million refugees.

Present Problem

• Most Refugees are in Jordan (1,758,274), West Bank (675,670), Gaza (938,531), Lebanon (396,890), Syria (417,346)

• Palestinian Refugees population grows by 100,000 each year

• About 4 million total• Majority do not live in camps.• Palestinians want to take back

West Bank and The Gaza Strip to make Palestine.

Oslo Accords• Palestinians & Israelis had a secret negotiation located in Oslo, Norway in August

1993• Oslo Accords also known as the “Declaration of Principles”• 9/13/93 – representatives of Israel & the Palestine Liberation Organization signed

the D.O.P• Main points: Transfer of Power to Palestinians, security remains an Israeli

responsibility• 5 year interim period of Palestine’s self-rule• Based on original Camp David Accord of 15 years before• Israel would withdraw its military from Gaza and Jericho and Palestinian authority

would have full self-government in these places

Israeli Flag Palestinian Flag

Oslo Accords

Bill Clinton

U.S president

WarrenChristopher

U.S Secretaryof State

Shimon PeresIsraeli Foreign

Minister

YitzchakRabin

Israeli PrimeMinister

Ahmed QureiPLO Negotiator

YasserArafatPLO

Chairman

•It brought Israel and her Arab neighbors such Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, and the Palestinians together for a peace talk.

•5 categories of the empowerment to Palestine includes education, health, social welfare, taxation, and tourism.

•People were unwilling to go through with the declaration due to the assassination of Yitzchak Rabin

Hamas•Leader: Khaled Mashaal &Ismail Haniyah

•Founded in 1987

•Headquarters is in Gaza

•Political Position-Arab Nationalism

•Name means “Strength and bravery”

•Offered a ten year truce with Israel (after 6-day war)

•Slogan-God is it’s target, the prophet, its’ model, the Qur’an it’s constitution, Jihad is it’s path, and death for the sake of God is the loftiest of it’s wishes.

•Hamas does not recognize the right of Israel to exist.

•Train children to be suicide bombers

•Don’t agree with Oslo Accords

Quotes

•“Israel will pay for it’s aggression”

•“Today it is Palestine, tomorrow it will be one country of another”

FatahLeader-Mahmoud Abbas, Farouk KaddoumiFounded-1958 or 1959Headquarters-RamallahPolitical Position-Secular NationalismName means “sudden death”Liberated Palestine in ArabBecame dominate force in Palestine politics after the 1967 6-day warFirst ever guerilla attack came on January 3, 1965, when they attempted to sabotage Israeli national water carrier.Main goal in life is to liberate all Palestine from Israeli controlAgree with Oslo Accords/they are the backbone of the Oslo inspired admirations.Lost 2006 preliminary electionsStruck a deal with Hamas to join a unity government as a junior partner (March 2007)

Construction of the Security Barrier

Constructed by Israel Prevents Palestinian terrorist attacks 465 miles and only 3% will be 30ft high the

rest is 8 24 feet high Goes roughly along the “Green Line” Used $22 mil to pay off people for use of their

land Beneficial to Palestinians because there will

be less of a need for military operations on the “Green Line”

Right now: 58.04% constructed

8.96% is being constructed

33.00% not constructed The Security Barrier

Disengagement Plan

Made by Ariel Sharon Written and enacted in

August 2005 Moves all Israelis from the

Gaza Strip. Israelis were sent to north

west Bank Evacuated because of

terrorist attacks. Divided into four

settlements.