Brief History of Israel-Palestine Issue:
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1917
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British expressed official support for a Jewish “national home” in Palestine under the Balfour Declaration.
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1947
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The UN gave a partition plan for independent Jewish and Arab states in Palestine. This was accepted by Jews but not by Arabs.
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1948
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The Jewish declaration of Israel’s independence induced surrounding Arab states to attack.
At the end of the war, Israel controlled around 50 percent more territory than originally envisioned in the UN partition plan. The country did Nakba (a Holocast) on the Palestinian people and expelled about 80% of Arabs from its territory.
Jordan controlled the West Bank and Jerusalem’s holy sites, and Egypt controlled the Gaza Strip.
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1964
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The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed as the national representative of the Palestinian people.
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1967
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A six-day war took place between Israel and Arab states. After the war, Israeli forces seized the Golan Heights from Syria, the West Bank & East Jerusalem from Jordan, and Sinai Peninsula & Gaza strip from Egypt.
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1973
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The Yom Kippur War took place between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. The victory of Israel made it certain that the country is here to stay for a long time.
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