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ISRAEL AFTER 1948

CHRONOLOGICAL OUTLINE 1947 - 1996

Chronology 1947-1996

COMPETING NARRATIVES

THE ARAB-ISRAEL CONFLICT 1948-1996
Topics in the Modern History HSC Syllabus

Origins of tension

War and Peace

The Suez Crisis 1956
Causes, course and consequences of the 1967 (Six Day) War
Creation, aims, methods and effectiveness of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) 1964 - 1974
Causes, course and consequences of the 1973 (Yom Kippur) War, including the Camp David Treaty
Role and objectives of the superpowers in relation to events in the Middle East


The Territories and Lebanon

Attitudes and policies of the Israeli Labour and Likud parties towards the Territories
Rise and significance of the Israeli settler movement in the Territories
Reasons for the Israeli invasions of Lebanon in 1978 and 1982; and the significance of the war for Israel and the Palestinians


The Peace Process

PERSONALITIES

EVENTS AFTER 1996
Current Developments

MAPS

UN Partition Plan 1947 
The Arab Invasion 1948 
Armistice Boundaries 1949 
Distances within the 1949 Boundaries 
Ceasefire lines 1967 
Israel's Boundaries after 1982 

DOCUMENTS

Plan Dalet 1948 – the Haganah’s strategic plan
The Khartoum Resolutions 1967
UN Resolution 242
The Palestinian National Covenant
10 Point Program of the Palestinian National Council 1974
Camp David Accords 1978
Arafat’s Letter to Rabin - 1993
The Oslo Accords 1993
Rabin - Washington Speech 1993
Treaty of Peace - Israel and Jordan 1994
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement 1995
Statement after Camp David II 2000
The Hamas Covenant 1988


Population and GDP in the Middle East

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LINKS

Articles in this section by Ian Lacey (c) 2007