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Britain gave support to the zionist movement by the Balfour Declaration
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To fulfill the Balfour Declaration Britain received the League of Nations mandate over palestine.
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Over 500,000 jews had imigrated to palestine.
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Just before the outbreak of WWII, Britain severely limited Jewish immigration to Palestine.
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The last Shah ruled in Iran
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arab league seeks to unify arab policy in world issues
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Britain turned the Palestine problem over to the UN they voted to relieve Britain of their mandate, place jerusalem under international control, and partition Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states.
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Israel proclaimed its independence, the Middle East's only modern democratic state.
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Arabs defied the UN's request for a Jewish state and attack Israel.
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arab states agree for temporary armistace made by ralph bunche
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arabs blocked isreali waterways and guerrilla raids occured on the border communities
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isrealis invade egypt to destroy guerrilla bases and stop the aqaba blockade, they over run the sinai pennisula un sent their emergency force and isreal was free for ten years
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opec founded organization petroleum exporting countries, purpose to increase oil revenue to its members
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plo was formed, palistine liberation organization
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Israel, Egypt, Jordan and not Syria sent delegates to Geneva for a peace confrence
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arabs declare plo to be the sole legitimate representative of the palestine people
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plo accepted by the un as the voice of the palestine people
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the lebanon civil war begins
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Under the shah Iran built up their army and made peace with Iraq
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Syria sent 15,000 troops into Lebanon
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Egyptian President Sadat got an invitation to visit Syria
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A PLO squad landed on the Israeli coast and killed 30 civilians
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David, Sadat, and Begin met to discuss the Sinai Peninsula
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The last Shah faced uncontrollable opposition by workers complaining about bad wages.
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President Carter allows the Shah to enter the US for sugery and treatment for cancer.
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The Israeli Egyptian peace treaty happened
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Talks grew between Egypt, Israel, and the US the US urged that new Jewish settlements on the west bank harmfull to peace process
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The United states broke diplomatic relations with Iran.
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Israels Parliment proposed to release the 52 American hostages.
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Saddam Hussein cancelled the treaty of 1975 and attacked Iran
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President Carter sent out a mission to get the hostages from Israel.
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President Reagan was being inaugerated and the hostages from Israel were being relased on a plane back to America.
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War rekindled and caused massive destruction
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Lebanese civil war resumed, Israeli armed forces bombed the Lebanese capital
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Israel warplanes bombed and destroyed an Iraqi Nuclear plant.
Anwaral-Sadat was assassinated by 4 egyptians.
US agreed to sell 8.5 billion dollars of military equipment to Saudi Arabia.
Israel formally annexed the strategic heights. -
isreal invaded lebanon and forced most plo guerillas out
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Iranians mounted a counter offensive and drove the Iraqi soldiers back
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syria assists israel in driving out the rest of the plo guerrillas
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suicide bombers drove trucks into the US and French military compounds
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President Reagan withdrew forces
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US sells weapons to Iran
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Bolund ammendment barred Us aid to the contras
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John M Poindexter head of NSC and Oliver North Assisted
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President Reagan sent warships to Persian Gulf to escort Kuwait tankers
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37 US sailors died when an Iraqi jet fired a missile at the US frigate Stark
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Palestinians living inlands under Israeli control began an uprising called In'tifadah
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Cease fire between Iran and Iraq after the 8 year war
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Yasir Arafat proposed a peace plan and called upon Israel and Palestine to live peacefully
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The term of President Amin Gemayel expired without a successor
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muslim and christian members of Lebanon's parliment met in taif (saudi arabia) and they approved a new constitution
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Poindexter and Oliver North convicted of obstructing justice.
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Syrian troops assaulted the presidential palace who were against the new constitution
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Lightning invasion of Kuwait by Iraq
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US congress voted to support military action against Iraq
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Operation Desert Storm began in Kuwait
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US and Coalition victory over Iraq
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All charges were dropped against North.
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A series of peace talks began in Madrid, Spain
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Israeli voters voted to turn out the Likud party to the Labor party
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The PLO and Israel excepted peace and sign a document to prove it.
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Plo and Israel signed a document to have Israeli troops withdraw from arab territories.
